Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde (1997)

April 9th, 19971h 0min

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Man Ray, the master of experimental and fashion photography was also a painter, a filmmaker, a poet, an essayist, a philosopher, and a leader of American modernism. Known for documenting the cultural elite living in France, Man Ray spent much of his time fighting the formal constraints of the visual arts. Ray’s life and art were always provocative, engaging, and challenging.


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