In the picture: the emergence of the female amateur in fin-de-siècle exhibition posters in Brussels

Belgian art nouveau posters, created around 1900 to advertise modern art exhibitions, reveal a new iconography that represents modern women intensely engaged with works of fine and decorative art. In addressing how these posters picture this new type of female amateur as a fashionable, discerning, h...

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Hauptverfasser: Müller, Ulrike 1986- (VerfasserIn), Sterckx, Marjan 1978- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:Belgian art nouveau posters, created around 1900 to advertise modern art exhibitions, reveal a new iconography that represents modern women intensely engaged with works of fine and decorative art. In addressing how these posters picture this new type of female amateur as a fashionable, discerning, highly involved, and at times even provocative femme nouvelle (new woman), this article discusses how the posters not only advertised certain avant-garde art exhibitions as sites of aesthetic experience and distinction but also reflected, foregrounded, and encouraged women’s increased participation in the vibrant cultural scene of fin-de-siècle Brussels
Beschreibung:26 Illustrationen
ISSN:1543-1002
DOI:10.29411/ncaw.2022.21.3.3

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