Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Sidney N. Heller 60.42
Pamela Colman Smith, The Wave, 1903. Watercolor, brush and ink, and graphite pencil on paper, 10 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (26 × 45.1 cm)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
»At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism«
New hopes and new ideas: U.S. art from 1900 onward was all about new beginnings and creative diversity. With At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism, the Whitney Museum of American Art traces artistic developments through 1930, beginning May 7.
May 04, 2022
Technological and political innovations such as women's suffrage challenged society's norms in the early 20th century. Artists, too, sought new forms during this time of upheaval: They rejected the prevailing realism, and in turn, the depiction of emotions and abstract painting took hold. The Whitney Museum of American Art's At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism, dedicated to the beginnings of modern art in the United States, runs May 7 through March 2023 and offers deep insights into the period from 1900 to 1930.
The exhibits are largely drawn from the museum's own collection and feature rediscoveries such as Henrietta Shore, Charles Duncan, Yun Gee, Manierre Dawson, Blanche Lazzell, Ben Benn, Isami Doi, and Albert Bloch, in addition to familiar names such as Marsden Hartley, Oscar Bluemner, Elie Nadelman, Charles Burchfield, Aaron Douglas, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Of the more than 60 works on view, some are on public display for the first time in several decades.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Drawing Committee 2002.331. Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation and the Burchfield Penney Art Center
Charles Burchfield, Sunlight in Forest, 1916. Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper, 20 × 13 15/16 in. (50.8 × 35.4 cm)
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Wolfsberg: Georg Brandner’s Anniversary Exhibition
Abstraction of a Life
Continuation of the anniversary exhibitions: In 2026, Georg Brandner will celebrate his 70th birthday and his 50th anniversary as a freelance artist. He is presenting his works in various Austrian cities, with the next stop being Wolfsberg: On June 30 at 6:30 p.m., the exhibition Georg Brandner – 70 Years of Art will open at Galerie Atelier Berndt.
June 26, 2026
Ghent, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
The Shelf as a Mirror of Society
An exhibition on the conservation and restoration of unusual materials in works of art: On June 27, the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst in Ghent will open the exhibition Joseph Beuys | Wirtschaftswerte: a conservation history, centered on Beuys’s renowned work.
June 26, 2026
