IN PERSON: In the first decades of the 20th century, three artists — Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Wassily Kandinsky — set the course for the century’s ongoing investigation of visual abstraction. Their masterpieces have become the hallmarks of radical imagery, but they were also great experimenters, shifting styles, media and subject matter over their long careers. Furthermore, they did not work in isolation; their inventiveness was the product of collaboration. While focusing on the iconic works of these three men, we will also look at the variety of their art and the related work of their colleagues. In addition to aesthetic concerns, we will consider the impact of social, scientific and political issues (most notably World War I) on this art. | Lecture + Q&A.
Max enrollment: 200.
Class sessions are recorded.
Location: Erwin Mill, 2024 W. Main St, Durham NC 27705
