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Social unrest, war, a burning desire to create something new -- all these elements have brought about what we call Modern Art. The 19th, 20th and even 21st centuries have witnessed phenomenal changes in not only art itself, but how we perceive art and artists.
Learn why critics originally called the French Impressionists "lunatics.” Meet Picasso, dream with Chagall, let Dalí’s visions bend your mind, follow the triumphant struggles of African-American painters like Horace Pippin, then tour Edward Hopper’s quietly charged scenes. Glimpse the intensities of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Rufino Tamayo, or contemplate Pop Art icon Andy Warhol and Expressionist Francis Bacon.
Discover an amazingly diverse roster of artists, and why their works and lives continue to fascinate us.
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