Art
Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914–1939
- When
Sep 23, 2008 – Dec 7, 2008
Tuesdays–Thursdays (9:30am–5:30pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (9:30am–9pm)
Sundays (9:30am–5:30pm)
- Where
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St, 212.535.7710) Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
- Price
- $20
- Details
- http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={C68D463B-B309-41CD-8BBE-C635AEAD6D74}
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1914 marked the beginning of the long-running, deeply influential First World War, as well as the start of the short-lived — but also deeply influential — Vorticist movement. During this dogma-eat-dogma stretch of art history, Wyndham Lewis and his cohorts (including the ever-declamatory Ezra Pound) issued their bold typographic manifesto, famous for its blast-or-bless dialectic on everything from London and mild-mannered people to hairdressers and James Joyce. Starting today, the Met's Rhythms of Modern Life showcases 14 artists who embraced this -ism's vim and vigor. The etched statements include Edward Wadsworth's hieroglyphic woodcuts and Cyril Power's angular, dreamlike linocuts of the London tube.
– Jason Jude Chan
