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Vorticism (1914–1918): London’s Angular, Machin...

Vorticism was Britain’s short, sharp modernist shock—a 1914 burst of manifestos, angled forms, and machine‑age attitude centered on Wyndham Lewis’s BLAST. This guide explains how to spot it, who mattered,...

Vorticism (1914–1918): London’s Angular, Machin...

Vorticism was Britain’s short, sharp modernist shock—a 1914 burst of manifestos, angled forms, and machine‑age attitude centered on Wyndham Lewis’s BLAST. This guide explains how to spot it, who mattered,...

Precisionism (1915–1940): Skyscrapers, Silos & ...

What happens when artists treat the modern city like a cathedral of steel? Precisionism turned grain elevators, bridges, and skyscrapers into calm geometry—clean lines, cool light, and an unmistakably American...

Precisionism (1915–1940): Skyscrapers, Silos & ...

What happens when artists treat the modern city like a cathedral of steel? Precisionism turned grain elevators, bridges, and skyscrapers into calm geometry—clean lines, cool light, and an unmistakably American...

Mannerism (1520–1600): Elegance Under Pressure ...

In the decades after Raphael, painters bent classical harmony into something deliberately stylish—elongated figures, icy color, and dazzling artifice. This friendly deep‑dive shows what “Mannerist” really means, why it emerged,...

Mannerism (1520–1600): Elegance Under Pressure ...

In the decades after Raphael, painters bent classical harmony into something deliberately stylish—elongated figures, icy color, and dazzling artifice. This friendly deep‑dive shows what “Mannerist” really means, why it emerged,...

Orphism (1912–1914): Color, Rhythm & the Leap B...

What happens when Cubist geometry learns to sing? In Orphism, Robert and Sonia Delaunay (with Kupka) turn color into rhythm—windows into prisms, streets into light. This guide shows what Orphism...

Orphism (1912–1914): Color, Rhythm & the Leap B...

What happens when Cubist geometry learns to sing? In Orphism, Robert and Sonia Delaunay (with Kupka) turn color into rhythm—windows into prisms, streets into light. This guide shows what Orphism...

Dada (1916–1924): From Cabaret Voltaire to the ...

A fast, image-rich guide to the Dada art movement: how a tiny nightclub in neutral Zürich lit the fuse, why nonsense and chance became weapons, the six city hubs (Zürich,...

Dada (1916–1924): From Cabaret Voltaire to the ...

A fast, image-rich guide to the Dada art movement: how a tiny nightclub in neutral Zürich lit the fuse, why nonsense and chance became weapons, the six city hubs (Zürich,...

Minimalism (1960s–1970s): How “Less” Changed Sc...

A plain metal box. A wall of color made of light. A drawing that’s only a set of instructions. This student‑friendly guide explains Minimalism’s big idea—reduce form to essentials—then shows...

Minimalism (1960s–1970s): How “Less” Changed Sc...

A plain metal box. A wall of color made of light. A drawing that’s only a set of instructions. This student‑friendly guide explains Minimalism’s big idea—reduce form to essentials—then shows...