In the winter of 1949, the Whitney Museum in New York held its annual exhibition of American painting, a show whose curators aimed to forecast where modern art might go next. Given the undertaking, reviews were bound to be mixed. The Time magazine reviewer was particularly vitriolic: “If their sort of painting represented the most vital force in contemporary U.S. art, ” the critic wrote, then “art was in a bad way.” The 21st century couldn’t disagree more. The twin This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Six Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Food Issue 47 Object Matters An itemized history of the menu. Arts & Culture Issue 33 Object Matters A zip through history. Arts & Culture Issue 28 A History of Regret The case against what ifs and if onlys. Arts & Culture Issue 26 Everything and Nothing It was Isaac Newton who suggested that black was not a color. History suggests otherwise. Arts & Culture Issue 51 Emily Gernild The Danish painter breathing new life into an old medium. Arts & Culture Food Issue 51 Imogen Kwok The artist takes food styling quite literally, creating accessories out of fruits and vegetables.
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