"His course was titled “Tradition and Revolt in Modern - TopicsExpress



          

"His course was titled “Tradition and Revolt in Modern Painting,” hinting at his belief that the new aesthetic revolution was more deeply connected to the history of art than many people appreciated. He also saw it as broader. To get into the course, students were given a quiz asking them to explain the importance of a remarkably diverse group of artworks, cultural figures, and institutions: the photographer and collector Alfred Stieglitz; surrealism; Petrouchka (Igor Stravinsky’s 1911 ballet); George Gershwin; “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (the 1920 German silent horror film); Saks Fifth Avenue (for its window displays); the architect Le Corbusier. The quiz drew national attention when it was reprinted in Vanity Fair, a New York-based arbiter of the au courant." :P
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:22:34 +0000

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