Now Modern seeks to expand the canon of American art through scholarship and storytelling, exploring great American modernists including those whose renown never matched their talent. Telling the vivid, human and unexpected stories of modern American artists, Now Modern synthesizes the material, the creators, the market, and the cultural and historic context which combine to give a work enduring value and meaning.
The central premise of Now Modern is to look closely at the “modernist impulse” and notice that modernity is encapsulated in the creative moment, not just in what is modern today. Some of the artworks on view were created decades ago, but we invite you to consider them as if you are viewing them in the moment of their creation. We expect you will see how shockingly modern and rebellious they were, in that moment, and today.
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