An exhibition at MAM that aims to address the history of modernity in the 20th century through the theme of the atom. The exhibition invites the public to explore the artistic representations resulting from the scientific discovery of the atom and its applications, in particular the nuclear bomb whose devastating consequences changed the destiny of humanity. The exhibition develops in three strands. The first concerns the theme of scientific discoveries on the composition of the atom and radioactivity and sees the works created at the beginning of the twentieth century by artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Hilma af Klint and Marcel Duchamp. The second concerns the atomic bomb with Francis Bacon, Salvador Dalì, Lucio Fontana, Gary Hill, Pierre Huyghe, Asger Jorn, Yves Klein, László Moholy-Nagy, Barnett Newman, Sigmar Polke, Jackson Pollock. The third concerns the theme of the nuclearisation of the world and looks at the pacifist, anti-nuclear or countercultural movements that develop a political criticism of nuclear production. With over 250 paintings, drawings, photographs, videos and installations, the exhibition at the MAM in Paris focuses on a central theme of the contemporary world and offers an interesting look at how art has dealt with changes and the transformations of the nuclear age.
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