The immigration boom of the late 19th century brought more than huddled masses to the Midwest. An influx of new cultures helped spread the groundbreaking ideas fueling modernist thought and practice in Europe.
"Against the Grain: Modernism in the Midwest" at the Riffe Gallery offers a survey of works that show the movement's influence on artists from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin from 1900 to 1950.
Curated by Christine Fowler Shearer, the exhibit includes works that represent many of the common threads of modernism, from cubist composition to expressionist techniques. Simultaneously, they highlight the crucial part that individualism played in the movement's quest to find new ways of seeing and portraying the world.
A grouping of landscapes suggests an empathetic, appreciative connection to the land among these artists.
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Depicted works by Charles Burchfield and Harold Noecker.
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