cole de Paris global

It is a frequently told story that Paris was the world center of art at the beginning of the 20th century. This book asks what contribution exhibitions between 1921 and 1946 made to the development and dissemination of this narrative. It highlights exhibitions in the cafs of the Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris and the international exhibitions of the "cole de Paris." Competing views of Paris as the center and crossroads of the art world thus emerge. This book offers for the first time a chronological as well as topographical overview of these exhibitions. It also detaches art historical research on the "cole de Paris" from its Paris-focused perspective and analyzes its subject in the horizon of transcultural dynamics. Offers a new perspective on the "cole de Paris". History of exhibitions of modern art Catalog of the caf exhibitions in Montparnasse and the international exhibitions of the "cole de Paris". Look inside