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Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900 - 1937

9 November 2007 - 30 March 2008

Detail of cover from Umbra VitaeGeorg Heym and Ludwig Kirchner:  Umbra Vitae (detail), Munich 1924. Copyright © The British Library Board

Explore Europe's creative revolution of the early 20th century - one that ripped up the rule books of visual art, design, photography, literature, theatre, music and architecture, and whose effects are still felt, heard and seen today.

Mainly through the medium of print, Breaking the Rules throws new light on Cubism, Expressionism, Futurism, Dadaism, Suprematism, Constructivism, Surrealism and other movements; on the artists who changed the face of modern culture for ever; and on the cities that experienced their work, from Brussels to Budapest, Vienna to Vitebsk.

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