Sculpture and the Museum is the first in-depth examination of the varying roles and meanings assigned to sculpture in museums and galleries during the modern period, from neo-classical to contemporary art practice. In particular, the contributors consider the complex issue of how best to display sculpture across different periods and according to varying curatorial philosophies. Sculptors discussed include Canova, Rodin, Henry Moore, Flaxman and contemporary artists such as Rebecca Horn, Rachel Whiteread, Mark Dion and Olafur Eliasson, with a variety of museums in America, Canada and Europe presented as case studies.…mehr
Sculpture and the Museum is the first in-depth examination of the varying roles and meanings assigned to sculpture in museums and galleries during the modern period, from neo-classical to contemporary art practice. In particular, the contributors consider the complex issue of how best to display sculpture across different periods and according to varying curatorial philosophies. Sculptors discussed include Canova, Rodin, Henry Moore, Flaxman and contemporary artists such as Rebecca Horn, Rachel Whiteread, Mark Dion and Olafur Eliasson, with a variety of museums in America, Canada and Europe presented as case studies.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Christopher R. Marshall, Senior Lecturer in Art History and Museum Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Contents: Subject/Object: new studies in sculpture, Lisa Le Feuvre; Sculpture and the museum, from starry skies to tropical haze, Christopher R. Marshall; Part I Museums and the Sculptor's Legacy: The Gipsoteca of Possagno: from artist's studio to museum, Johannes Myssok; The pantheon, the university and the artist's bequest: the Flaxman Gallery at University College London, Pauline Ann Hoath; Rodin: the construction of an image, Antoinette Le Normand-Romain; Adopting Moore and modernity in Toronto: controversy, reputation and intervention on display, Sarah Stanners. Part II Museum Display and Changing Attitudes to the Critical Status of Sculpture in Museums: Italian Renaissance sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: the early years, Marietta Cambareri; The elephant in the room: George Grey Barnard's Struggle of the Two Natures of Man at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Thayer Tolles; Sculptures as museum models: Malvina Hoffman's Races of Mankind display at the Field Museum, Chicago, Marianne Kinkel; Out of time and place: the recent history and curious double life of the Sultanganj Buddha, Suzanne MacLeod. Part III Designing Display Settings and the Challenge of New Sculpture: 'The finest sculpture gallery in the world!': the rise and fall - and rise again - of the Duveen Sculpture Galleries at Tate Britain, Christopher R. Marshall; A grey universe: Tate Modern's Turbine Hall and the Unilever series, Wouter Davidts; Object to project: artists' interventions in museum collections, Khadija Carroll La; Select bibliography; Index.
Contents: Subject/Object: new studies in sculpture, Lisa Le Feuvre; Sculpture and the museum, from starry skies to tropical haze, Christopher R. Marshall; Part I Museums and the Sculptor's Legacy: The Gipsoteca of Possagno: from artist's studio to museum, Johannes Myssok; The pantheon, the university and the artist's bequest: the Flaxman Gallery at University College London, Pauline Ann Hoath; Rodin: the construction of an image, Antoinette Le Normand-Romain; Adopting Moore and modernity in Toronto: controversy, reputation and intervention on display, Sarah Stanners. Part II Museum Display and Changing Attitudes to the Critical Status of Sculpture in Museums: Italian Renaissance sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: the early years, Marietta Cambareri; The elephant in the room: George Grey Barnard's Struggle of the Two Natures of Man at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Thayer Tolles; Sculptures as museum models: Malvina Hoffman's Races of Mankind display at the Field Museum, Chicago, Marianne Kinkel; Out of time and place: the recent history and curious double life of the Sultanganj Buddha, Suzanne MacLeod. Part III Designing Display Settings and the Challenge of New Sculpture: 'The finest sculpture gallery in the world!': the rise and fall - and rise again - of the Duveen Sculpture Galleries at Tate Britain, Christopher R. Marshall; A grey universe: Tate Modern's Turbine Hall and the Unilever series, Wouter Davidts; Object to project: artists' interventions in museum collections, Khadija Carroll La; Select bibliography; Index.
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