The Americans in Paris gallery in the Picasso exhibition spotlights the "Lost Generation," aka the group of expatriate artists and writers who moved to Paris in the 1920s, hung out in cafes with the likes of Picasso, and caused a stir (see curator Michael Taylor's clip and the photograph of Ada Smith, a jazz singer and dancer known as "Bricktop," for more on that).
The personalities and particularities of cafe society inspired Alan Rudolph's 1988 film, The Moderns. The film portrays Nick Hart, a struggling American artist who falls into the expat community in Paris in 1926. After a few twists and turns, he eventually becomes wrapped up in a plot to forge three paintings...which lands him in all sorts of trouble.
Want to see it on the big screen? It's being shown at the Museum on Sunday, March 28th, at 2pm. Click here for details. Want to know what others thought of it? 73% of Rotten Tomatoes viewers liked it. What about you? If you've seen it, tell us about it.
