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Looking at William Etty’s nudes—once so scandalous they could raise the temperature of an entire Victorian drawing room—you can't help feeling charged with the same electric bravado of this man who was unafraid to provoke ardor and outrage.

Collage isn’t merely cutting and pasting random bits of paper; it’s an art form of radical openness, weaving distant cultures, voices, and eras into a cohesive new tapestry, gleaning the memory and meaning they hold.

With all their flaws and fervor, the Futurist dared to say “Let’s go!” to the unknown. Unleashing a wave of adventure artists are still riding, and will continue to as long as there are new worlds to imagine.

Once a term of derision meaning an “absurd” contortion, Baroque has evolved into artistic rebellion against simplicity, a “dialect gone wild” that speaks the language of passion in an age of reason.

Around the world and over the decades, artists from different cultures have spun off new variations of Futurism. Marrying it with issues of identity, heritage and alternative futures not imagined by Marinetti’s circle.

Matisse's final chapter was one of audacious exploration and productivity, culminating in the birth of a new form of expression that combined drawing and sculpture—his famed cutouts.

Over a career marked by ceaseless innovation, Picasso not only revolutionized the world of painting, he transformed the realm of collage—yielding profound effects that ripple through the corridors of art history.

Known for his intricate collage art, Bearden masterfully combines fragments of assorted materials to craft a cultural tapestry that visually sings with the history, resilience, and spirit of a community.

As the Edo period unfolded, ukiyo-e underwent a transformation, becoming both a chronicle of an ephemeral, pleasure-seeking realm and, paradoxically, a vivid snapshot of the here and now.