Examine German Expressionist printmaking in an exhibit entitled "Walking a Tightrope" from Grinell College, then explore this wonderful "On-Line" exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art entitled "Modernism On-Line."

abstraction     caricatures 
avant-garde               "dada" 

• Discuss the term 'expressionism,' especially the differences between German Expressionism and Abstract Expressionism.  See page 964 and  Chapter 34, pages 1037-1038.
• How did the Fauvist movement contribute to the direction of art 'by demonstrating color's structural, expressive, and aesthetic capabilities?'  Provide examples to show how Fauve color was used differently.  See pages 964-966.
• Describe some of Vassily Kandinsky's ideas that led to a complete abstraction in art.  See pages 968-970.
• Trace the origin of Cubism, and the differences between analytic and synthetic Cubism.  See pages 970-975.

• Discuss some of the issues of the Futurists in their call for radical innovation in the arts.  See pages 975-977.
• How do both Dada and Surrealism challenge and free artistic conventions?  See the discussions on pages 980-986 and pages 996-999.
• Kasimir Malevich and the other Russian artists intended to create a new innovative art to express the new utopian reality in the aftermath of the Russian revolution.  What were the theories, concepts, and forms of this new art and why was it ultimately rejected in Russia?  See pages 1003-1006.
• Discuss the 'universality of non-objectivity' and how this applies, in practical form, to the art of De Stijl and the Bauhaus?  See pages 1006-1008.
• How is the 'Purist' house style of Le Corbusier different from the 'Organic' prairie house style of Frank Lloyd Wright?  See pages 1012-1017.
• What political themes -- internationally, nationally, and regionally -- are addressed in the art of the 1930's and why does it seem appropriate at that time?  See the discussions on pages 1020 to the end of the chapter. 

• Woman With the Hat by Henri Matisse (see page 965).
• Street Dresden by Ernst Ludwig Kirschner (see page 967) and Improvisation 28 by Vassily Kandinsky (page 969).
• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso (see page 971).
• What different Cubist ideas are explored in Champs de Mars (The Red Tower) by Robert Delaunay (see page 973)?  View Champs de Mars and three similar images. 
• Compare Woman Combing Her Hair by Aleksandr Archipenko with Woman Combing Her Hair by Julio Gonzalez (both on page 977).  View a similar image from the Pompidou Center.
•  Examine Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp (see page 987).
• Lucky Strike by Stuart Davis (see page 989) and Noah's Ark by Aaron Douglas (page 990).
• Identify various traits that these Surrealist works have in common: Two Children Threatened by a Nightingale by Max Ernst (page 998); The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali (page 999); and The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo (page 1000).
• Compare Suprematist Composition by Kasimir Malevich (see page 1004) with Composition in Red, Blue and Yellow by Piet Mondrian (page 1007) and Homage to the Square:  Ascending by Josef Albers (page 1008).
• Explore examples of the architecture of Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies Van der Rohe.
• Guernica by Pablo Picasso (see page 1021).
• Examine these works of art, commenting on life in the United States, by American artists:  Nighthawks by Edward Hopper (see page 1024); No. 49 from the Migration of the Negro by Jacob Lawrence (page1025); American Gothic by Grant Wood (page 1025); and Pioneer Days and Early Settlers by Thomas Hart Benton (page 1026).
• Epic of American Civilization:  Hispano-America by Jose Clemente Orozco (see page 1027) and Ancient Mexico by Diego Rivera (page 1028).

    a.  Matisse art gallery  -- view as many of Matisse's works as you can!
    b. Visit the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, Spain.  Cite is available in Spanish.
    c.  Explore "Kandinsky:  Composition -- A Review by Mark Harden" for excellent information and seven beautiful images of the work of my favorite artist!
    d. Here are nine analytical cubist works by Georges Braque.
    e. Explore unique Spanish architecture in  "The Masterworks of Antoni Gaudi."
    f. Visit the National Gallery of ARt and view the exhibit "Matisse and the Fauves."
    g. Examine the Diego Rivera Mural Project from City College, San Francisco, originally painted in 1940 for the Golden Gate International Exposition.  Cite is available in English and Spanish.
    h. Explore the art of the Harlem Renaissance in a show called "Rhapsodies in Black."