Union of the Modern Artists (U.A.M.)
During the mad years, Germany is already "Bauhaus", Austria secessionist from the end of the XIXème century and the Industrial revolution, Italy Futuriste, but in France the Art nouveau is still alive…
In 1925, during the Parisian International exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts, Art Déco triumphs but modern, too judged the avant-gardists, like Francis the Jordan, Corbusier, Mallet-Stevens, Eileen Gray, Charlotte Perriand, will wipe their first great failure when one considers their works too industrial. The U.A.M. in France will be created only in 1930 by Francis the Jordan and the Modern ones, it will be necessary to await the great exposure of Arts and Techniques of 1937 to triumph…
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