For this connection post, I read about the 1913 Armory show and the ism that isn't. Both of these articles contain an underlying theme: the public being confused about art. In the article about the Armory show, the people did not understand the new avant-garde work that was being shown. In the other article, the public did not support the "New Neurotic Realism." What I find particularly interesting about these two articles is how negatively the general people react to changes in the art world. This really shows how there are popular opinions about art in the world and when we stray away from those, nobody, besides artists, really know how to react to the situation. People don't like change and these new ways of creating art baffled them. Since the olden days, there have been types and styles of art that are seen as more "professional" or "better." But what is this based upon? In my opinion, people see art as "better" if it looks like more time and thought has gone into it. These new "styles" of art does not appeal as much because it looks messier or it looks like it does not require as much effort as previous styles. This can especially be seen in "Nude Descending a Staircase" by Marcel Duchamp. Everyone was so used to how nudes were typically portrayed so this more abstract way of presenting them angered people. Even if it is not a change from photorealism to abstract expressionism, little changes in art scare people (especially during the times when these things happened).
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June 2018
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