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A radical artist confronts changing times. One of Britain’s greatest artists, J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) lived and worked at the peak of the industrial revolution, when steam replaced sail, machine power replaced manpower, and wars, political unrest, and social reforms transformed society.
- “Turner’s Modern World” Brings a Visionary to Boston
A major exhibition of British artist J. M. W. Turner’s work,...
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BOSTON (February 8, 2022)—Opening at the Museum of Fine...
- “Turner’s Modern World” Brings a Visionary to Boston
May 3, 2022 · This exhibition, in its last stop on a three-city tour, makes a strong case that 19th-century artist Joseph Mallord William Turner is England's greatest painter, art critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews.
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Apr 7, 2022 · It arrives in Boston in a significantly reshaped form, and with a refreshed exhibition design that puts Turner’s modernity in the spotlight.
See how Turner broke with convention to paint the Modern world in this landmark exhibition which brings together major works by Turner from around the world, including The Fighting Temeraire 1839 and Rain, Steam and Speed 1844.
This exhibition explores JMW Turner (1775–1851) as an outstanding painter of contemporary life. Spanning his early architectural drawings from the 1790s to the paintings of steam power in the 1840s, it examines what it meant to be a modern artist during Turner’s lifetime.
