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Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America 1912


Through February 11, 2012

Gallery: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 pm
Special Sunday hours, December 11 & December 18, 12 – 6 pm
$5 ($3 for Seniors & Students with a valid ID; Free for ASF Members)

Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America, 1912Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America, 1912 features 47 works by some of the foremost Nordic artists working at the turn of the 20th century. Luminous Modernism contemplates and updates the first exhibition ever presented by the organization, the highly influential Exhibition of Contemporary Scandinavian Art 1912–1913.

Read Ken Johnson’s review in the New York Times (12.2.11)

Watch Luminous Modernism on WNET’s SundayArts (11.13.11 & 11.20.11)

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Organized by The American-Scandinavian Foundation, Luminous Modernism was made possible by support from William and Inger Gundersen Ginsberg, the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, the Centennial Fund of The American-Scandinavian Foundation, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, and the Consulate General of Denmark, New York.