Canvas & Consequence

The Riot That Launched Modern Art (And Why Everyone Missed the Point)

Episode Summary

In 1913, a single painting caused actual fistfights at a New York art show, launched a thousand think-pieces, and accidentally made modern art cool in America. We dive into the beautiful chaos of the Armory Show and how Marcel Duchamp's 'Nude Descending a Staircase' became the most misunderstood masterpiece of the century.