To browse Academia. Davies's engagement with kinaesthetic modernism: the connections among the histories of modern art, body cultures, and physiological aesthetics in early-twentieth-century American culture. Malcolm Cosgrove-davies, great-grandson of Arthur B. We are pleased to present this exhibition on the centennial anniversary year of what was officially billed as The International Exhibition of Modern Art but commonly referred to as the Armory show due to its location at new York's 69th regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.
While the Armory show rocked the foundations of traditional visual art, duncan's trailblazing approach to what was then called aesthetic barefoot dance, transformed the world of theatrical dance. With support from the national endowment for the Arts along with matching funds from the Maier Family endowment, they embarked on a two-year conservation project with holly Krueger and Lilly steele in Alexandria, virginia.
A centerpiece of Modern Movement is a series of large-scale chalk drawings on black paper depicting dancers in the style of a Grecian frieze. Many of davies' peers considered these drawings the pinnacle of his career. Prior to conservation, Constellations [I] and Constellations [II] were inaccessible for viewing or study because of their extreme fragility.
After careful examination, Krueger determined that Mars and Venus was beyond conventional repair. At the time, the unfortunate solution was a recommendation to let it remain in archival storage. Mac Cosgrove-davies first made contact with us in the autumn of , acting on a tip from sarah Cash, Bechhoefer Curator of American Art at the Corcoran since and director of the Maier prior to dr.
Lawson's tenure. We reciprocated, and during his visit to the Maier we agreed to collaborate on an exhibition to celebrate the Armory centennial year. Like his great-grandfather, Mac is an artist across media, including photography, book arts, and woodworking.
