Modern Art Invasion: Picasso, Duchamp, and the 1913 Armory Show That Scandalized America

In 1910 New York’s art scene was dull and stuck in the past—lagging considerably behind Europe. Before the century reached its midpoint, however, New York would come to dominate the art world. It seemed that in a blink of an eye New York City transformed from provincial backwater to vibrant epicenter of the art world.
This incredible transformation was entirely triggered by the Armory Show, the most important art exhibit in U.S. history. Held at Manhattan’s 69th Regiment Armory in 1913, the ...