
The Liberation of Painting: Modernism and Anarchism in Avant-Guerre Paris
By Patricia Leighten (NHC Fellow, 1995–96) The years before World War I were a time of social and political ferment in Europe, which profoundly affected the art world. A major center of this creative tumult was Paris, where many avant-garde artists sought to transform modern art through their engagement with radical politics. In this provocative … Continued