September 2018

1906 in Art

Pablo Picasso – Self-Portrait with Palette Henri Matisse – Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt Paula Modersohn-Becker – Self-Portrait on the sixth wedding anniversary Edvard Munch – Self-portrait with a bottle André Derain – Charing Cross Bridge Claude Monet — Water Lilies Jean Metzinger – La dance (Bacchante) Robert Delaunay — L’homme à la tulipe Mikhail …

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The best laid plans

The visibility of stagnant and trenchant attitudes in the “progressive era” mean that reference to it in 2018 almost requires the use of those scare quotes. There really was a lot of progress happening in some areas, however, and this conservatism was in large part a reaction to genuine radicalism being pushed into mainstream consciousness …

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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Not the first animation ever, not exactly the first on film (Pauvre Pierrot holds this record, though it was figures projected on painted backgrounds), “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” is nevertheless the inception of the animated short. With a framing device of the artist drawing on a blackboard, it prefigures artistic animation rather than the …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio

We’re very pleased to announce that the inaugural Centuries of Sound radio show will go out on Cambridge 105 Radio this evening (Saturday 15th September) at 8pm BST. In contrast to the usual mixes, which feature original sounds only, it will include discussion of the recordings and the era from James and Sean. You can …

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Elsewhere in 1906

January 12 — A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. January 16—April 7 — The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. January 22 — The SS Valencia strikes a reef …

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1905 in Art

Gustav Klimt – The Three Ages of Woman Pablo Picasso – Family of Saltimbanques Jean Metzinger — Two Nudes in an Exotic Landscape Anna Ancher — Harvesters Florence Fuller — A Golden Hour Henri Rousseau — The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope Åžtefan Luchian – Willows at Chiajna Henri-Edmond Cross – Landscape with …

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