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Sums up my feelings on the CIA funded art movement (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Could someone fill me in? What art movement(s) were funded by the CIA? I enjoy learning about these sorts of things if they are factually true.

[โ€“] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Abstract expressionism was one so Pollock was fed alcohol by the CIA to splash paint around after stealing the idea from Janet Sobel

https://www.historysnob.com/war-and-historical-events/the-modern-art-form-that-was-secretly-funded-by-the-cia-during-the-cold-war/1