Independent exhibitions
Art shows arranged by artists and their supporters, usually outside the institutional framework provided by museums, art schools, and commercial galleries. Such exhibitions served a particularly important purpose in the early decades of the twentieth century. Because the conservative establishment controlled most venues during that period, anti-academic artists often had difficulty presenting their achievements. Following European precedents, they organized their own exhibitions to show and sell their work. In unjuried shows, the most radical of these events, anyone who paid the entrance fee could show work of his or her own choice.... ...
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