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Paris in the twentieth century. (Report from Europe).(Paris: Capital of the Arts 1900-1968)(Brief Article)

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| February 01, 2002 | Kramer, Miriam | COPYRIGHT 2002 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The importance of Paris as the creative center of Western art began with the Exposition Universelle in 1900 and ended with the riots of 1968.

This period is explored in depth in a traveling exhibition entitled Paris: Capital of the Arts 1900-1968 on view at the Royal Academy of Arts in London until April 19. It will then be on display at the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, from May 21 until September 3.

The exhibition is divided into, four sections, linking a section of Paris to the years when it dominated artists' lives: Montmartre (1900-1918), Montparnasse (1919-1939), Saint Germain des ...

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