Cosmos : From Romanticism to the Avant-garde

Clair, Jean; Deligeorges, Stéphane; Metken, Günter; Graham, Mayo; Marien, Mary Warner; Brunet, François; Harvey, Eleanor Jones; Pepall, Rosalind; Phillips, Christopher; Larson, Barbara; Lista, Giovanni; Kazous, Igor A.; Naubert-Riser, Constance; Ottinger, Didier. Cosmos : From Romanticism to the Avant-garde. Montréal, Qc: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal/The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1999.

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Abstract (English)

This major exhibition catalogue draws attention to how aesthetic traditions (from Romanticism to the last avant-garde) relate to the conquests of explorers and technological discoveries by scientists. Fourteen authors elaborate upon the discovery of outer space, while discussing the following subjects: the relationship between artistic creation and natural science; the notion of America as the promised land; the polar regions; lunar photography; and imaginary cosmologies. Special attention is given to the ideas of three artist-scientists: Leonardo, Friedrich and Duchamp. Along with extensive critical information, the catalogue includes a list of images reproduced, as well as a list of works in the exhibition. Brief biographical notes on the artists and selected scientists. Circa 320 bibl. ref.

Types: Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors: Clair, Jean (Editor); Clair, Jean (Author); Deligeorges, Stéphane (Author); Metken, Günter (Author); Graham, Mayo (Curator); Graham, Mayo (Author); Marien, Mary Warner (Author); Brunet, François (Author); Harvey, Eleanor Jones (Author); Pepall, Rosalind (Curator); Pepall, Rosalind (Author); Phillips, Christopher (Curator); Phillips, Christopher (Author); Larson, Barbara (Author); Lista, Giovanni (Author); Kazous, Igor A. (Author); Naubert-Riser, Constance (Curator); Naubert-Riser, Constance (Author); Ottinger, Didier (Curator); Ottinger, Didier (Author); Cogeval, Guy (Prefacer); Théberge, Pierre (Prefacer)
Dossier: 330 - MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTRÉAL / THE MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (Montréal)
Collation: 396 p. : 399 ill. (305 in col.) ; 32 x 26 cm
ISBN: 3791320890
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Montréal, Qc: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal/The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Artists: Honert, Martin; Duchamp, Marcel; Ernst, Max; Restrepo, José Alejandro; Borduas, Paul-Émile; Riopelle, Jean-Paul; Harris, Lawren Stewart; Ewen, Paterson; Stenberg, Vladimir Avgoustoritch; Rothko, Mark; Newman, Barnett; Cornell, Joseph; De Chirico, Giorgio; Fornasetti, Piero; Parmiggiani, Claudio; Skoda, Vladimir; Klein, Yves; Ruff, Thomas; Kabakov, Ilya; Michals, Duane; Rauschenberg, Robert; Squires, Eddie; Wieland, Joyce; Rotraut(Uecker, Rotraut); Celmins, Vija; Holt, Sara; Byars, James Lee; Segal, George; Tansey, Mark; Bleckner, Ross; Schimert, Katy; Smith, Kiki; Hatoum, Mona; Misrach, Richard; Kiefer, Anselm; Malin, David
Critics / Curators / Historians: Clair, Jean; Graham, Mayo; Naubert-Riser, Constance; Ottinger, Didier; Pepall, Rosalind; Phillips, Christopher
Art Organizations: Exhibition Centres > Canada > Quebec > The Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts (Montréal)
Event Statement: Exhibition organised by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Itinerary: 17 June - 17 Oct. 1999, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ; 23 Nov. 1999 - 20 Feb. 2000, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona.
Keywords: SPACE; COSMOS; INFINITY; IMAGINATION; MOON; ASTRONOMY; COSMOLOGY; COSMOGONY; EXPLORATION; ART AND SCIENCE; MYSTICISM; SCIENTISM; UNIVERSE; UTOPIA; DISCOVERY VOYAGE; SUBLIME; INTUITION; EARTH; LANDSCAPE; ABSTRACTION; INSTALLATION; CERAMICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; ARCHITECTURE; DRAWING; PAINTING; INUIT ART; MODERNISM; CITY; CONSTELLATION; ANXIETY; ROMANTICISM; UNKNOWN; REVERIE; LUMINOUS; TERRA INCOGNITA; DISENCHANTMENT; NORTH; SYMBOLISM; MYTHOLOGY; LATIN-AMERICAN ART; ETHNOCENTRISM; COLONIALISM; NATURAL HISTORY; GEOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY; WILDERNESS; DAGUERREOTYPE; EXPLORER(S)-PHOTOGRAPHER(S) RELATIONS; METAPHOR; ICEBERG; SIBERIAN ART; FANTASY; SPECTROSCOPE; AIR BALLOON; INVISIBLE; DYNAMISM; FUTURISM; RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE; SPATIAL ART; SUPREMATISM; CONSTRUCTIVISM; CIRCULARITY; IMAGE; NOSTALGIA; TECHNOLOGISM; CORRESPONDANCE; TRAVEL JOURNAL; RENAISSANCE; MICROCOSM/MACROCOSM; LANDSCAPE PAINTING; AEROPAINTING; DECORATIVE ART; LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY; MÉRYON, CHARLES; CARR, EMILY; DUMONT, L.; GRANDVILLE; RAYMOND, ALEX; VON HUMBOLTD, ALEXANDER; ENDER, EDUARD; BOUQUET, LOUIS; FRANKLIN; LÉVY-DHARMER, LUCIEN; FILLIA; BOCCIONI, UMBERTO; ORIANI, PIPPO; FEDOROV, NIKOLAÏ; VERNE, JULES; MALEVITCH, VLADIMIR; LISSITSKY, EL; KUPKA, FRANTISEK; DELAUNEY, ROBERT; HABLIK, WENZEL; TAUT, BRUNO; LEONARDO DA VINCI; FRIEDRICH, CASPAR DAVID; KEPLER, JOHANNES; NASA; YOSEMITE VALLEY
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Date Deposited: 01 Jun 2001
Last Modified: 25 Aug 2020 18:22
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/13898
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