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Through the 1880s the very essence of representation, meaning and
process in Western art were profoundly interrogated. Plausible
representations of the external world were cast aside in favour of
non-naturalism expressed in varying degrees, from modest
distortions of reality to pure abstraction. The decades that
followed, up to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, were a
complex, vibrant period of artistic questioning, searching,
risk-taking and innovation. Concentrating on this period of great
upheaval, this book will explore the constructive dialogue between
painting and sculpture, and the influential roles played by three
giants of the era, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van
Gogh, across European art as a whole. While acknowledging the
centrality of Paris as a cultural capital, it will also uniquely
highlight other centres of artistic ferment in Europe, from
Brussels and Barcelona to Berlin and Vienna, and track the variety
of routes into modernism in the early twentieth century. This fully
illustrated catalogue will contain four essays, introductions to
each city of ferment and biographies of the artists. Published by
National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule: The National Gallery, London 25 March–13
August 2023
Published in association with the Royal Academy of Arts, London
Animated by an unprecedented study of its collections, this book
tells the story of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and
illuminates the history of art in Britain over the past two and a
half centuries. Thousands of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and
engravings, as well as silver, furniture, medals, and historic
photographs, make up this monumental collection, featured here in
stunning illustrations, and including an array of little-studied
works of art and other objects of the highest quality. The works of
art complement an archive of 600,000 documents and the first
library in Britain dedicated to the fine arts. This fresh history
reveals the central role of the Royal Academy in British national
life, especially during the 19th century. It also explores periods
of turmoil in the 20th century, when the Academy sought either to
defy or to come to terms with modernism, challenging linear
histories and frequently held notions of progress and innovation.
Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in
British Art and Royal Academy of Arts, London
A compelling introduction to the life and artistic output of a
trailblazing Norwegian painter, printmaker, and horticulturist
Nikolai Astrup (1880-1928) was a highly individual Norwegian
Modernist artist known for intensely colored paintings and woodcuts
of his native landscape. Astrup received a formal art education in
Kristiania (now Oslo), Germany, and Paris, but he later rebelled
against certain aspects of his training, such as the traditional
conventions of optical perspective. He rejected metropolitan
cultural centers in favor of his rural childhood home in western
Norway, where he produced a remarkable body of work. This volume
brings Astrup's life and work to a North American audience,
situating him within the history and culture of Norway and late
19th- and early 20th-century art. Astrup's horticultural
achievements in the service of his art on the farm where he lived
are also explored. The book's beautiful illustrations highlight the
intensity of Astrup's palette, the innovative nature of his prints,
and the magical realism of his landscapes steeped in folklore and
local customs. Distributed for the Clark Art Institute in
cooperation with KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen,
Savings Bank Foundation DNB, and Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde
Exhibition Schedule: Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA (June
19-September 19, 2021) KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen
(October 15, 2021-January 23, 2022) Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde,
Stockholm (February 19-May 29, 2022)
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