Berlin summer. (American modern art; various artists, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany)

From: Art in America | Date: October 1, 1993| Author: Heartney, Eleanor | Copyright information

The exhibition 'American Art of the 20th Century: Painting and Sculpture' failed to reveal any new insights into American art and was criticized for not including many works by women or minorities. Information about the German art scene is also given.

Built in the 1840s as part of an arts complex which included an art school and artists' studios, the Martin Gropius Bau today stands on the edge of the indeterminate jumble of vacant lots and crumbling prewar buildings which makes u...

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