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Looking for Modern Art: Rethinking Art History

Many twentieth century European artists, such as Paul Gauguin or Pablo Picasso, were influenced by art brought to Europe from African and Asian colonies. How to frame these Modernist works today when the idea of the primitive in art is problematic?

Top Cast

  • Edda Fischer

    Edda Fischer

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Gregor Höppner

    Gregor Höppner

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Philipp Schepmann

    Philipp Schepmann

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Simon T. Roden

    Simon T. Roden

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso

    Self (archive footage)

  • Papa Ibra Tall

    Papa Ibra Tall

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Many twentieth century European artists, such as Paul Gauguin or Pablo Picasso, were influenced by art brought to Europe from African and Asian colonies. How to frame these Modernist works today when the idea of the primitive in art is problematic?

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