The sun was shining in through the large framed windows casting a warm glow into the red lecture room. Our morning lecture beings with a discussion of selected course readings: Shock of the New, A Fine Disregard, and The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas. The class discussion allows us to begin creating our characteristics and frameworks for Modernism. Discussion of process, form, content, societal and historical influences are central to the discussion. The discussion is paired with images of artists’ work and video from the Ballet Russe.
After the morning lecture we walk across the street and enter the Luxembourg gardens to attend The Luxembourg Museum show Vlaminck. The retrospective of the Fauvist painter
follows his artistic journey. It begins during his younger years, which are marked by bold color and saturation, and follows him through his shift to cubist landscapes and portraits.
The show provided an immediate experiential way of deepening our understanding of ‘modern’ painters and modern techniques.
La Fille du rat mort, 1905
Nature morte au couteau, 1910
follows his artistic journey. It begins during his younger years, which are marked by bold color and saturation, and follows him through his shift to cubist landscapes and portraits. 
The show provided an immediate experiential way of deepening our understanding of ‘modern’ painters and modern techniques.
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