Approaching Abstraction: Orphism

This collection brings together the vibrant abstract art of Orphism. It explores the transnational movement’s developments in Paris, addressing the impact dance, music, and poetry had on the art, among other themes.

Orphism emerged in the early 1910s, when the innovations brought about by modern life were radically altering conceptions of time and space. Artists connected to Orphism engaged with ideas of simultaneity in kaleidoscopic compositions, investigating the transformative possibilities of color, form, and motion. Selected works by artists including Sonia Delaunay, Robert Delaunay, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, František Kupka, Fernand Leger, Paul Klee, and more. 

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