History of the New Movement

The modern movement also took firm root in the other European countries. It flourishes particularly in Sweden, Holland, and Denmark. After the war, the most striking development of modern art came in France. The Exposition des Arts Decoratifs, undertaken in 1925 in Paris, was an ambitious and well-planned attempt on the part of the French, in combination with industry and with the cooperation of the French government, to push the modern movement throughout the entire world. Continue ...