Posted by leonardo bonanni on his blog hyperexperience
Alfred H Barr Jr’s book cover for Cubism and Abstract Art depicts the evolution of modernism through an evolutionary tree, using red text to separate influences external to the art world.
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03.18.08 | 2 Comments
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Methinks this would serve well in a number of chit chats going on at artreview. I love this piece. It has all the elements: great design, dedication to craft, humour and rigour.Thanks for posting.
it would be interesting to build this web past 1935 to today and to see where we are now.