How a Banana Sold for $150,000 : Modern Art

Our cultural perspectives shape how we perceive art, including who we see as contributing to its most important movements. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll get to the truth behind the creation of modernism and bust the myth of its European beginning. We’ll show how modernism was a truly global movement, in which far-flung artists responded to a rapidly changing world. Crash Course Art History #15 Introduction: "The Comedian" 00:00 How Modernism Started 00:54 Modernism's Influences 04:10 Decentering Europe 06:55 Multiple Modernisms 09:23 Review & Credits 10:47 Image Descriptions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E... Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G... *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever!   / crashcourse   Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our Crash Course email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/crashcourse/email Get our special Crash Course Educators newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iBgMhY Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Emily Beazley, Brandon Thomas, Forrest Langseth, oranjeez, Rie Ohta, Jack Hart, UwU, Leah H., David Fanska, Andrew Woods, Ken Davidian, Stephen Akuffo, Toni Miles, Steve Segreto, Kyle & Katherine Callahan, Laurel Stevens, Krystle Young, Burt Humburg, Scott Harrison, Mark & Susan Billian, Alan Bridgeman, Breanna Bosso, Matt Curls, Jennifer Killen, Jon Allen, Sarah & Nathan Catchings, team dorsey, Bernardo Garza, Trevin Beattie, Eric Koslow, Indija-ka Siriwardena, Jason Rostoker, Siobhán, Ken Penttinen, Nathan Taylor, Barrett Nuzum, Les Aker, William McGraw, ClareG, Rizwan Kassim, Constance Urist, Alex Hackman, kelsey warren, Katie Dean, Stephen McCandless, Wai Jack Sin, Ian Dundore, Caleb Weeks, Vaso __ Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Instagram -   / thecrashcourse   Facebook -   / youtubecrashcourse   Twitter -   / thecrashcourse   CC Kids:    / crashcoursekids