The Portland Vase : mania & muse /
""The Portland Vase: Mania and Muse" asks why and how a singular Classical vase becomes a legend, an "influencer," and an artistic and commercial muse across time and place to artists such as Josiah Wedgwood, Viola Frey, Chris Wight, Michael Eden, Nicole Cherubini, Clare Two...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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München:
Hirmer,
[2024].
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| Summary: | ""The Portland Vase: Mania and Muse" asks why and how a singular Classical vase becomes a legend, an "influencer," and an artistic and commercial muse across time and place to artists such as Josiah Wedgwood, Viola Frey, Chris Wight, Michael Eden, Nicole Cherubini, Clare Twomey and Roberto Lugo. Featuring more than sixty-five artworks, this richly illustrated catalogue examines the role of brands in our culture, considers why Classical traditions dominate the artistic canon, and how that tradition might be reconsidered and disrupted"-- |
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| Item Description: | "This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition 'The Portland Vase : mania and muse', Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, USA, June 9- September 8, 2024."--colophon. |
| Physical Description: | 112 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783777441566 3777441562 |