On every one of these search engines right now, the leading image result for “Cubism” is a janky A.I.-generated picture surfaced from a website called CubismArtwork.com. A variety of the other top ...

Societal transformations often spark controversy. In the early 1900s, a new movement in art — derisively called “cubism” for the bizarre cubes the art supposedly depicted — sparked backlash. In 1913, ...