A hundred years ago, in February 1913, some 87,000 art lovers viewed the International Exhibition of Modern Art, sponsored by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors at the Lexington Avenue Armory at 25th Street. There, they saw over 1400 works -- paintings, sculpture and prints -- divided fairly evenly between European and American artists. For many, the show -- especially the European work -- was shocking, even appalling, challenging their aesthetic sensibilities. When the exhibit t...
Of Art and History: The Armory Show at 100: The New-York Historical Society
The Huffington Post - 25 Sep 2013 21:00
A hundred years ago, in February 1913, some 87,000 art lovers viewed the International Exhibition of Modern Art, sponsored by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors at the Lexington Avenue Armory at 25th Street. There, they saw over 1400 works -- paintings, sculpture and prints -- divided fairly evenly between European and American artists. For many, the show -- especially the European work -- was shocking, even appalling, challenging their aesthetic sensibilities. When the exhibit t...
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