History of Modern Art with Klaire

Explore Modern Art history including Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and other key Modernist art movements. Join artist and educator Klaire Lockheart as she examines famous artists and artwork through a 21st century intersectional feminist lens. Whether you’re an artist, student, or patron of the arts, you will hopefully learn something new about Modern Art.

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Impressionism: When Sunsets and Floppy Babies Scandalized Paris

Impressionism Transcript

Orientalism: Cultural Appropriation, Odalisques, and Ingres’s Flatulent Hand​

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​Postimpressionism: I Can’t Pronounce “van Gogh” but I Know Why He’s Famous

Postimpressionism Transcript

​Modernism: Modern Art, Now with Women

​Modernism Transcript

​Fauvism: Where the Wild Beasts Are

Fauvism Transcript​

​​Cubism: Picasso was a Flapping A-hole

Cubism Transcript

​Suprematism: Not All Modern Art was Made in Paris

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​Dadaism: Early 20th Century Nonsense and Chaos

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​Surrealism: Forget Dalí, Make Room for Magritte and Kahlo

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​Abstract Expressionism: Modern Art Galleries are Full of Farts

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​​Pop Art: Polkadots, Appropriation, and Kitsch

​Pop Art Transcript

​Postmodernism: Let’s Make the Art World a Better Place

Postmodernism Transcript