Last weekend I went to an exhibition at the British Museum called The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock. The exhibition is finished , so you’ve missed it!
Early 20th century American prints are not something I’ve seen much of before and some of the work on display was quite interesting. One of the movements is called; “Machine aesthetics”. That’s almost as good a name for an art movement as “Brutalism“.
The image on the right is New York, by Louis Lozowick (click on the image for larger version).
Even though you’ve missed the American prints, you can still catch Hadrian: Emprie and conflict, which I highly recommend. If Roman Emporors don’t float your boat however, a visit to the museum is still recommended if only to see the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, the “largest covered square in Europe” designed by Foster and Partners among others.
