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Art Bites 186: Modern Art and the Isms of the 20th Century

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Art in the 20th century was a parade of isms: Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and more. And with the advent of abstract and non-representational art, it seemed the only rule was there are no rules.

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