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    Before the 19th century, artists mainly made artwork for the wealthy people and the religious groups. They were controlled by the academy and painted in a way that mainstream society recognized. Many of their paintings depicted scenes of mythology and church. However in the 19th century, industrialization brought many new technologies to ordinary people, making the impossible possible. Many artists began to create artworks to explore the concept of symbolism. Many of their subjects were daily things

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art trip was amazing, I have the pleasure of seeing numerous art work that I have heard about. But going there give me a real taste of the struggle as well as the accomplishment of these artists like Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Rousseau, Fernand Leger and so much more. These paintings were the expression of the free liberty of their imagination where the artist did feel have the freedom to portrait anything that he was please to. But the

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    Museum of Modern Art in New York Roxanne Briano The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is the world’s leading modern art. Its exhibits have been a major influence in creating and stimulating popular awareness of modern art and its accompanying diversity of its styles and movements. The museum’s outstanding collections of modern painting, sculpture, drawings, and prints range from Impressionisms to current movements. Moreover, there are exhibits of modern architecture, industrial design, sculpture

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    Ray Kaiser was born in Sacramento, California in 1912. She attended the Art Students League and the Hans Hoffman School in New York where she studied painting. In 1936, Ray was involved in the creation of the radical American Abstract Artist group, which would protest art galleries with very strict rules about what to exhibit, and would do many other things to help abstract artists. ("Charles & Ray Eames - R & Company.") She was very active and was one of the first participants of American-Born abstract

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    FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION, PANEL DISCUSSION Ring in the new school year with the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Friday, September 9 is University Free Day, where college students and faculty can come explore the modern art treasures that are near their new campus. College ID is required as proof for free entrance. University Free Day will feature free admission to the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art all day, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. In addition, there will be a panel discussion, The Importance of Modernism

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    architecture of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Kimball Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. The Museum of Modern Art, designed by Philip L. Goodwin and Edward Durell Stone, was one of the earliest examples of the International Style (Ricciotti, 1985, p. 51). The Museum of Modern Art was established as an educational institution which displayed painting sculpture but also introduced photography, film, and industrial design (Ricciotti, 1985, p. 51). In contrast, the Kimball Art Museum’s purpose

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    society. Although Sherman did not try to portray a message of feminism in her art, it was inevitable during this time period. When looking at her stills, women now, and in the 80’s saw a message of female empowerment. They saw a beautiful, confident woman making a statement and it made them want to make a statement to. Even though these stills are not on display in a museum, they can be viewed on the Museum of Modern Art website. After examining Sherman’s thirty-fifth film still, it is clear that

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    Francisco to visit the San Francisco Modern Art Museum. In the museum, there were many interesting and fascinating art pieces. The SFMoma is a large and spacious museum. The exhibits are large and in each exhibit there is at least one famous art piece. My favorite floor would have been floors 5, 6,and 7 because of all the famous artworks such as Andy Warhol’s Triple Elvis and Nine Marilyns in them. The overall appearance of the museum was contemporary. One piece of art that I enjoyed in the SFMoma was

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    In South Korea, educational projects supporting arts and culture are conducted by the central and local government through institutions and organizations focused on arts and culture operating programs suited for the socially disadvantaged such as the elderly and individuals with disabilities with support from the government (Jang Sowon, 2007). Educational programs related to art that the government supports include projects such as home visit programs, projects expanding accessibility for individuals

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    While the LOVE sculpture is in fact a sculpture, it actually originated as a print image for the Museum of Modern Art Christmas card in 1964. Shortly after it became a popular postage stamp, while finally becoming a sculpture in 1970. The idea behind this work of art originated when the Museum of Modern Art asked Indiana to design a Christmas card. He reflected upon his nomadic childhood, remembering posters he had frequently seen at a Christian Science churches with the words “God is love (Robert

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