‘Abstract Cabinet and the Modern Narrative’ Public Presentation by Alfred Barr

Attend the “Abstract Cabinet and the Modern Narrative” Public Presentation by Alfred Barr at Ashkal Alwan.

In 1929 the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York. In the beginning its collection was comprised of almost entirely European and avant-garde oriented works. Instead of “National Schools,” its 1936 exhibition Cubism and Abstract Art introduced “International Movements” as a key notion for telling the story known as the History of Modern Art. This story represented the re-interpretation of modern art and was later adopted by Europeans and became the foundation of the art scene as we know it today.