The Central Intelligence Agency used American modern art - including the works of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko - as a weapon in the...

Oct 4, 2016 · Was modern art a weapon of the CIA? The Abstract Expressionists emerged from obscurity in the late 1940s to establish New York as the centre of the art world – but some say they became pawns of...

Apr 1, 2020 · Jackson Pollock’s gestural style, for instance, drew an effective counterpoint to Nazi, and then Soviet, oppression. Modernism, in fact, became a weapon of the Cold War. Both the State Department and the CIA supported exhibitions of American art all over the world.

Sep 24, 2020 · The Museum of Modern Art was among several institutions that aided the CIA in its propaganda efforts, according to the new book ArtCurious.

‍The CIA reportedly used the Congress for Cultural Freedom as a Cold War ‘cut-out’ to promote US painters and creative power over rigid Soviet Constructivism. But spies couldn’t have chosen a more unlikely venture - or a more unruly mob of artists. ‍

Jan 5, 2018 · "The Secret Ops of the CIA" calendars spotlight an unusual art genre: meticulous paintings of spy missions. A new year means it's time for new calendars. And a North Carolina man has created...

The Intelligence Art Program, run by the CIA Museum under the auspices of the CIA Fine Arts Commission and the Center for the Study of Intelligence, is an ambitious endeavor to create artwork that will reflect a broad range of activities by Agency officers

Apr 1, 2020 · Jackson Pollock’s gestural style, for instance, drew an effective counterpoint to Nazi, and then Soviet, oppression. Modernism, in fact, became a weapon of the Cold War. Both the State Department and the CIA supported exhibitions of American art all over the world.

Jul 26, 2024 · Camouflage, decoys, deception and theatrics played crucial supporting roles, and artists were key to these efforts. From 1944 to 1945, at least five men educated at the Cleveland Institute of Art were part of what became known as the “Ghost Army.”

Feb 18, 2025 · Her paintings, including Message from Moscow and a depiction of legendary officer Tony Mendez and Ed Johnson altering documents to ensure the escape of six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis, highlight pivotal moments in CIA history.