02 Orientalism: Cultural Appropriation, Odalisques, and Ingres’s Flatulent Hand

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If you enjoy rebelling against established institutions, you’ll enjoy some aspects of Postmodern Art and the work it inspires today. Host Klaire Lockheart will briefly review Modernism before explaining the Postmodernism movement. Discover the legacy of the Guerrilla Girls, and l ...  Show more

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