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.
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.
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