The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters from the illustrated book Los Caprichos, 1797-1799
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Louis E. Stern Collection 2010 United States
Francisco de Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828
Aquatint and etching. Plate 8 7/16 x 5 15/16" (21.4 x 15.1 cm)
The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA
Wednesday 10 March 2010 to Monday 30 August 2010
Throughout history, mythologies have provided explanations for humankind’s existential surroundings through collective beliefs and shared verbal and visual narratives.
Representational visual artists have long looked to ancient mythologies as a thematic repertoire, a tradition both preserved and evolved by modern and contemporary artists who continue to address and reinterpret mythological references in their works. This exhibition addresses the artistic traces of these motifs in modern art, as well as the practice of modern myth-making, through a nonlinear, thematic representation of works, following a rough chronology from 1797 to 2008. Among the artists represented are Matthew Barney, Joseph Beuys, Paul Cézanne, Enrique Chagoya, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Willem de Kooning, Juan Downey, Max Ernst, Adolph Gottlieb, Arshile Gorky, Wifredo Lam, Matta, Ana Mendieta, Wangechi Mutu, Pablo Picasso, Richard Prince, Jackson Pollock, Odilon Redon, Mark Rothko, Jim Shaw, and Andy Warhol.
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Midtown Manhattan Precinct
New York
United States
Mercury after Pigalle. c. 1890
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Paul Cézanne, French, 1839-1906 Pencil on paper. 15 x 11" (38.1 x 27.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Joan and Lester Avnet Fund
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Paul Cézanne, French, 1839-1906 Pencil on paper. 15 x 11" (38.1 x 27.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Joan and Lester Avnet Fund
Bacchic Dance. 1906
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André Derain, French, 1880-1954 Watercolor and pencil on paper. 19 1/2 x 25 1/2" (49.5 x 64.8 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
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André Derain, French, 1880-1954 Watercolor and pencil on paper. 19 1/2 x 25 1/2" (49.5 x 64.8 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Satan. 1942
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Wifredo Lam, Cuban, 1902-1982 Gouache on paper. 41 7/8 x 34" (106.4 x 86.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Inter-American Fund
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Wifredo Lam, Cuban, 1902-1982 Gouache on paper. 41 7/8 x 34" (106.4 x 86.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Inter-American Fund
The Rape of Europa IV. 1941
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Jacques Lipchitz, American, born Lithuania, 1891-1973 Ink, red chalk, gouache, and pencil on paper. 26 x 20" (66 x 51 cm)
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Jacques Lipchitz, American, born Lithuania, 1891-1973 Ink, red chalk, gouache, and pencil on paper. 26 x 20" (66 x 51 cm)
Caryatid. 1914
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Amedeo Modigliani, Italian 1884-1920 Gouache and ink on paper. 22 3/4 x 18 1/2" (57.8 x 47.0 cm)
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Amedeo Modigliani, Italian 1884-1920 Gouache and ink on paper. 22 3/4 x 18 1/2" (57.8 x 47.0 cm)
One Hundred Lavish Months of Bushwhack. 2004
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Wangechi Mutu, Kenyan, born 1972 Cut-and-pasted printed paper with watercolor, synthetic polymer paint, and pressure-sensitive stickers on transparentized paper The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century
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Wangechi Mutu, Kenyan, born 1972 Cut-and-pasted printed paper with watercolor, synthetic polymer paint, and pressure-sensitive stickers on transparentized paper The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century
Maquette for the cover of the journal "Minotaure". 1933
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Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881-1973 Assemblage of corrugated cardboard, metal foil, ribbons, printed paper, paper doily, artificial plant, tacks, and pencil on paper mounted on wood with charcoal additions. 19 1/8 x 16 1/8" (48.5 x 41.0 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexandre P. Rosenberg
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Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881-1973 Assemblage of corrugated cardboard, metal foil, ribbons, printed paper, paper doily, artificial plant, tacks, and pencil on paper mounted on wood with charcoal additions. 19 1/8 x 16 1/8" (48.5 x 41.0 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexandre P. Rosenberg
The Centaur. 1885-1900
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Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916 Pastel with graphite on blue paper altered to a blue-gray tone, mounted on board. 28 1/2 x 19 1/2" (72.4 x 49.5 cm)
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Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916 Pastel with graphite on blue paper altered to a blue-gray tone, mounted on board. 28 1/2 x 19 1/2" (72.4 x 49.5 cm)
Archaic Idol. 1945
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Mark Rothko, American, born Latvia, 1903-1970 Ink and gouache on paper. 21 7/8 x 30" (55.6 x 76.2 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
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Mark Rothko, American, born Latvia, 1903-1970 Ink and gouache on paper. 21 7/8 x 30" (55.6 x 76.2 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
The Great Mutation. 1942
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Yves Tanguy, American, born France, 1900-1955 Cut-and-pasted painted paper, gouache, and pencil on paper. 11 3/8 x 8 5/8" (29.1 x 21.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Kay Sage Tanguy Bequest
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Yves Tanguy, American, born France, 1900-1955 Cut-and-pasted painted paper, gouache, and pencil on paper. 11 3/8 x 8 5/8" (29.1 x 21.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Kay Sage Tanguy Bequest
Untitled (Roy Rogers). c. 1948
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Andy Warhol, American, 1928-1987 Pencil on paper. 11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 22 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Chief Curator Discretionary Fund
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Andy Warhol, American, 1928-1987 Pencil on paper. 11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 22 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Chief Curator Discretionary Fund
