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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

EVENT
Exhibition Detail
Social Creatures
151 3rd St.
San Francisco, CA 94103


March 7th - November 8th
 
Stachel, der Clown"("Prickle, the Clown"),Paul KleePaul Klee,
Stachel, der Clown"("Prickle, the Clown"),
1931, etching
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS)
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TAGS:  
drawing, painting
> DESCRIPTION
With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating figures that traffic in social stereotype. In his practice we can find the foundation for the modern language of comics and political cartoons, as his works walk a line between humor and scathing social critique. This exhibition brings together several extraordinary, intimate works by Klee, along with other pieces from the SFMOMA collection that help to elucidate his influence.

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