In the summer of 1937, two art exhibits were on display in Munich, Germany. One glorified the German state while the other was created with the intention of shaming and debasing the artwork on display. The art included in the latter now has the title of modern masterpiece. However, during the 1930s it, and the infamous exhibit, were known as “Degenerate.”
In this series, I’ll examine an exhibit that’s had a lasting impression on art history. Maybe it galvanized a movement or maybe it was too radical for its time. Whatever the outcome brought us to where we are today.
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48 | Haunted Art - trick or treat special
47 | Art History in Harry Potter - alchemy and the medieval
46 | Posthuman Art - the future is here
45 | Monuments - tale as old as time
44 | Isn't it Romantic...
43 | a History of Still Life
41 | Iconoclasm - Not Such Ancient History
40 | Destination: Art - Marfa
39 | When You See Color Differently
38 | This Art Will Make You Sick
37 | Exhibit Revisit - No U-Turn
36 | Half the Picture with Carmen Hermo
35 | Dan Gilroy on Velvet Buzzsaw
34 | Creating a Successful For-Profit Gallery
33 | Americana the Beautiful
32 | Blockbuster Exhibits
31 | Recording History - how art history textbooks are made
30 | Exhibit Pre-Game - Walls Turned Sideways at CAMH
29 | Artist as Genius - myth vs reality
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