Autonomy and the Display of Art: Analysis of Early 20th Century Avant-Garde Exhibitions

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Author
Drury, Cameron J.
Keyword
First Reader Sarah J. Warren
Senior Project
Semester Fall 2024
Readers/Advisors
Warren, Sarah J.
Term and Year
Fall 2024
Date Published
2024

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/16172
Abstract
This project analyzes two avant-garde exhibitions from the early 20th century, "Cubism and Abstract Art" (1936), curated by Alfred H. Barr in the MoMA, and "Art Works on Soviet and Revolutionary Themes" (1930), curated by Aleksei Fedorov-Davydov. Using Theodor Adorno's principles of autonomy, it also examines the "First Russian Art Exhibition" (1922) in Germany and the exhibition in Café de Nadie in Mexico (1924). This project explores how the political climate of these countries influenced curators' ability to uphold the autonomy of art and shaped differences in the effective display of art.
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