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The Rise and Call of Modernism
A 1938 Tatra 77A Czech automobile greets visitors as they enter the Corcoran's
A 1938 Tatra 77A Czech automobile greets visitors as they enter the Corcoran's "Modernism" exhibit.
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The Rise And Call of Modernism
The Corcoran explores the birth of a movement whose chilly forms wrought sweeping changes in art.
 
Humming Right Along
Modernism's energy fuels the exhibit's layout and light design. The museum's large, open galleries are superb containers for the work on view.
 
A Little Help From Its Friends
To give the exhibition local color, and to fill in gaps in the London exhibition, the Corcoran borrowed works from nearby museums.
 

Panorama

Designing a New World
Just as the modernists experimented with cantilevered seating, the Corcoran experiments with a floor-to-ceiling display of chairs in one gallery. Look inside the room with this interactive, 360-degree photograph.

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artsandliving/photo Modernism: Designing a New World
On March 17, the Corcoran Gallery of Art opens "Modernism: Designing a New World, 1914-1939." The ambitious exhibition features more than 400 objects including chairs, lamps, architectural models, paintings, photographs and films.

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