The works of German painter Anselm Kiefer explore the intersection of Germany's recent history and the artist's individual experiences. The myths and realities of Nazism meet personal iconography in works of roaring emotionality that blur the line between the symbolic and the real. His theory of the

Death, Dense, Epic, Layered, Mythic, Neo-expressionism, Political, Violent, Visceral

Alexander Calder brought motion to sculpture. An incredibly playful spirit, Calder channeled his joy into a deeply informed and influential body of work that spans mediums from simple line drawings to massive steel sculptures. Calder's work reminds us of childhood fantasies like infinite slides and

Candy, Collage, Elegant, Event, Kinetic, Kinetic art, Machinistic, Modern sculpture, Playful, Pop, Rhythmic, Spare

The husband and wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames began their joint career designing stretchers and leg splints from molded wood laminate during World War II. They continued to experiment with laminates and fiberglass in their postwar designing years, and exhibited the results at the San Fran

Abstract expressionism, Arts & crafts design, International style, Post-war american design

On the day in 1969 when America's first moon shot revolutionized space travel, artist Nam June Paik revolutionized Video art. It was the premiere of the "TV Bra," and visitors at the Corcoran witnessed Charlotte Mormon playing cello topless save for the three-inch television monitors mounted on her b

Deconstructive, Electronic, Fluxus, Geometric, Intimate, Public art, Technology, Whimsical