2019 Krefeld, Germany

Folklore and Avant-Garde: The Reception of Popular Traditions in the Age of Modernism examines the avant-garde's interest in local, popular traditions—in particular folk art and handicrafts—and their effect on the development of modernism in Europe and North America. Featured artists include Anni and Josef Albers, Natalia Goncharova, Wassily Kandinsky, Johannes Itten, Marsden Hartley, Charles Sheeler, and Georgia O'Keeffe, among others, and includes folk art from the artists' own collections.