Intersections: Art in Postwar New York

12:00am - 12:00am, Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Venue: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

Address: 500 E. Peabody Drive , Champaign

Cost: Free

Entry Age: all

Posted 9:41 am Dec 15
Updated 10:27 am Jan 11

The threatening political climate of the late 1930s and early 1940s, specifically the chaos and horror created by the Nazi regime, caused numerous artists to flee from Europe. Many sought refuge in the United States; as a result, the center of the art world began to shift from Paris to New York. New York’s burgeoning art scene allowed many young American artists to converse and collaborate closely with these European artists whose art they had only viewed in museums.

This mixed media installation focuses on works created during the postwar years (1945–51) by several established artists in exile (Yves Tanguy and Marc Chagall), younger international artists (Roberto Matta and Hedda Sterne), eager American artists (Robert Motherwell and William Baziotes), and other international artists exhibiting in New York at the time (Wifredo Lam). The work produced during this period not only highlights the influence of surrealism, expressionism, and cubism, but also shows how artists endured and reacted to their displacement through creative endeavors.

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