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Modernisms 1900-1980

Start from the basics
Learn the basics, starting with Introduction
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Start from the basics
Learn the basics, starting with Introduction

A beginner's guide to 20th century art

Introduction: A beginner's guide to 20th century artKey concepts: A beginner's guide to 20th century art

Fauvism and Expressionism

Fauvism and Matisse : Fauvism and ExpressionismExpressionism : Fauvism and Expressionism

Cubism and early abstraction

Cubism: Cubism and early abstractionFuturism and the Great War: Cubism and early abstractionOrphism: Cubism and early abstractionThe art of the Russian avant-garde: Cubism and early abstraction
Purism: Cubism and early abstractionThe School of Paris: Cubism and early abstractionPhotography in the early 20th century: Cubism and early abstractionDe Stijl: Cubism and early abstractionBritish art and literature: Cubism and early abstraction

Dada and Surrealism

Dada: Dada and SurrealismSurrealism: Dada and Surrealism

German art between the wars

Prints and photography: German art between the warsBauhaus: German art between the warsNew Objectivity: German art between the wars
Nazi visual culture: German art between the warsTest your knowledge: German art between the wars: German art between the wars

Latin American Modernism

Early vanguards: Latin American ModernismMexican muralism: Latin American ModernismSurrealism in Latin America: Latin American Modernism
Constructivism: Latin American ModernismBrazilian Modernism: Latin American ModernismLatin American modernist architecture: Latin American Modernism

American art to WWII

American Impressionism: American art to WWIISymbolism: American art to WWIIAshcan: American art to WWII291: American art to WWIIAmerican Modernism: American art to WWII
The American south and southwest: American art to WWIIHarlem Renaissance: American art to WWIISocial Realism: American art to WWIIAmerican sculpture before WWII: American art to WWIIAmerican photography before WWII: American art to WWII

Post-War American art

Abstract Expressionism: Post-War American artNew York School: Post-War American artPostwar figurative art: Post-War American art
Postwar abstract art: Post-War American artPop art: Post-War American artMinimalism and Earthworks: Post-War American artPostwar photography: Post-War American art

Post-War European art

Postwar art in France: Post-War European artPostwar art in Switzerland: Post-War European artPostwar art in Germany: Post-War European art
Postwar art in Britain: Post-War European artPostwar art in Poland: Post-War European art

Conceptual and performance art

Conceptual art : Conceptual and performance artPerformance art: Conceptual and performance art

Post-Minimalism

Sculpture: Post-MinimalismPainting and other media: Post-Minimalism

Global vanguards

Mexico: Global vanguardsEthiopia: Global vanguardsNigeria: Global vanguards
Sudan: Global vanguardsKorea: Global vanguardsChina: Global vanguardsLebanon: Global vanguards

Architecture, design, and dance

Vienna Secession: Architecture, design, and danceChicago School: Architecture, design, and danceNew York skyscrapers & landmarks: Architecture, design, and dance
International style: Architecture, design, and danceAmerican design: Architecture, design, and danceLate Modernism/Post-Modernism: Architecture, design, and dance
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