Discover how advertising, machinery and U-boats intersect on the eve of WWI. To learn about other great moments in modern art, take our online course, Modern Art, 1880-1945. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Take time with Ad Reinhardt's black canvases and discover the rewards of contemplation. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Video by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Surrounded by his paintings in SFMOMA’s galleries, German artist Anselm Kiefer describes the challenges and significance of exploring the past in his work. He highlights the subjective, emotional nature of both history and art. Created by Smarthistory.
Video by SFMOMA. German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer discusses the meanings behind some of his favorite materials, including straw, cow manure, and lead. He describes how he strives for fluidity and malleability in his work, though conservation can be a challenge. Created by Smarthistory.
Created by The Museum of Modern Art. Learn why Willem de Kooning added raw egg to his paint.
Created by The Museum of Modern Art. Learn the properties of enamel paint and why artists use it.
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Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
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Abstract Expressionist New York.
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Set aside the everyday and enter the profound, even spiritual space of Barnett Newman's paintings. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Discover how Mondrian explored center and periphery in his pioneering abstraction. To learn about other great moments in modern art, take our online course, Modern Art, 1880-1945. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
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Photography helps MoMA conservators determine how to treat Picasso's 1913 Cubist sculpture, Still-Life with Guitar. To learn about how art changes over time, enroll in one of MoMA's courses online. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Explore the process of conserving Matisse's The Swimming Pool, one of the artist's most beloved cut-out masterpieces and a centerpiece of the Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs exhibition at MoMA. Create your own cut-outs and collages and learn about Matisse's life in the online courses Modern Art: 1880-1945 and Experimenting with Collage.. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Explore the process of conserving Matisse's The Swimming Pool, one of the artist's most beloved cut-out masterpieces and a centerpiece of the Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs exhibition at MoMA.
Contemporary artist Dorothea Rockburne talks about mathematics, magic, and materials. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Learn how Marcel Duchamp reconceived a standard unit of measure. To learn about other great moments in modern art, take our online course, Modern Art, 1880-1945. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.