Exhibition | Exhibiting Art In Georgian Ireland
From the press release for the exhibition:
Exhibiting Art In Georgian Ireland: The Society of Artists’ Exhibitions Recreated
City Assembly House, Dublin, 16 June — 29 July 2018
Curated by Ruth Kenny
This summer the Irish Georgian Society will host a world-class exhibition of eighteenth-century Irish paintings to mark the restoration of the City Assembly House and to commemorate the Society of Artists in Ireland who erected the building over 250 years ago. Celebrating the building’s original incarnation as the first purpose-built public gallery in Britain and Ireland, the exhibition will re-assemble works by Society of Artists members such as Thomas Roberts, Jonathan Fisher, James Forrester, Robert Carver, Robert Healy, and Hugh Douglas Hamilton, including many pieces which were first displayed in the room in the series of exhibitions the Society held there between 1766 and 1780.
By honouring the pioneering spirit of these exhibitions, we aim to provide an insight into the fascinating range of artistic production taking place in eighteenth-century Ireland. As the original exhibition catalogues reveal, Georgian Dublin was a hive of creativity, with landscape artists working alongside portraitists, history painters, sculptors, printers, and draughtsmen in an astonishing range of media, including oil paint, pastel, marble, wood, glass, wax and hair. With loans secured from national institutions and private collectors, this exhibition will reunite over eighty works by exhibiting Society of Artists’ members. An accompanying catalogue will evaluate these stimulating years, assessing Ireland’s first introduction to exhibition culture and the significant contribution it made to an increasingly self-confident national school of Irish art.
Exhibiting Art In Georgian Ireland has been curated by Dr Ruth Kenny, formerly Assistant Curator of British Art, 1750–1830 at Tate Britain, who has identified over seventy works of art that will showcase the breadth of talent displayed by the Society of Artists’ initial series of exhibitions between 1765 and 1780. The public will have free access to the exhibition, with guided tours and exclusive events to mark the completion of the restoration of the City Assembly House.
David Fleming, Ruth Kenny, and William Laffan, eds., with contributions by Victoria Browne, Paul Caffrey, Donough Cahill, Logan Morse, and Brendan Rooney, Exhibiting Art In Georgian Ireland: The Society of Artists’ Exhibitions Recreated (Dublin: Irish Georgian Society, 2018), .
Exhibition | Andreas Gallasini (1681–1766)
Now on view in Fulda:
Andrea(s) Gallasini: Vom Stuckateur zum fürstlichen Baumeister in Fulda
Vonderau Museum, Fulda, 13 May — 19 August 2018
In der Reihe „Berühmte Architekten in Fulda” wird nach Johann Dientzenhofer und Sep Ruf am Internationalen Museumstag die große Sonderausstellung über den Barockbaumeister Andrea(s) Gallasini (1681–1766) eröffnet.
Der in Lugano im Tessin geborene Andrea(s) Gallasini begann seine Laufbahn als Stuckateur, avancierte zunächst zum Bauinspektor in Waldeck–Pyrmont und war dann seit 1720 für rund 40 Jahre in den Diensten der Fuldaer Fürstäbte als Baumeister tätig. Unter seiner Regie entstanden rund 45 Bauten unterschiedlichster Bestimmung: vom Amtshaus über das Adelspalais bis zum repräsentativen Landsitz, von der Pfarrkirche bis zur anspruchsvollen Kloster- oder Propsteikirche. Zu seinen Hauptwerken gehören die fürstliche Sommerresidenz Schloss Fasanerie, das Heilig-Geist-Hospital und die „Alte Universität”.
Schwerpunkt der Ausstellung bilden zum einen Person und der bis jetzt noch weitgehend unbekannte Lebensweg des italienischen Stuckateurs und Hofbaumeisters Andrea(s) Gallasini sowie die zeitgenössischen politischen und organisatorischen Verhältnisse in Fulda. Ein zweiter Schwerpunkt der Schau nimmt das architektonische Werk Gallasinis in den Fokus, um den typischen „Gallasini – Stil” aufzuzeigen, der das Gesicht der Stadt Fulda bis heute prägt.
Zur Ausstellung erscheint ein Begleitband. Außerdem wird ein Begleitprogramm mit Führungen mit den Ausstellungsmachern, regelmäßigen Führungen am Sonntag, Architekturspaziergängen, Exkursionen, Workshops mit Stucktechniken sowie einem Konzert mit Musik aus der Feder der Komponisten des 18. Jahrhunderts angeboten.
Volker Rößner and Sabine Wagner with contributions by Thomas Heiler and Markus Miller, edited by Sabine Fechter, Andrea(s) Gallasini 1681–1766: Vom Stuckateur zum fürstlichen Baumeister in Fulda (Petersberg: Imhof Verlag, 2018), 320 pages, ISBN: 978-3731907176, 25€.
Exhibition | Venice in the Footsteps Casanova
Now on view in Grenoble, at the the Convent of St Cecilia, headquarters of the Glénat publishing house:
Venise sur les pas Casanova: De la peinture du XVIIIe siècle à la bande dessinée
Musée d’Angoulême, 25 January — 11 March 2018
Couvent Sainte-Cécile, Grenoble, 22 March — 16 June 2018
Curated by Stéphane Beaujean and Bożena Anna Kowalczyk
Le Fonds Glénat pour le Patrimoine et la Création (couvent Sainte-Cécile – Grenoble) et le Festival International de la Bande dessinée dédient une nouvelle exposition à la Venise de Canaletto et de Casanova. Les deux images de la ville, pour la première fois confrontées, celle perpétuée par la peinture du XVIIIe siècle, officielle, sereine, de la carte postale, et le scenario des aventures vénitiennes de l’auteur libertin de L’Historie de ma vie, sont complémentaires et nous introduisent dans cette ville fascinante, la plus admirée dans l’Europe de l’époque. L’exposition permettra de faire dialoguer des toiles du XVIIIe siècle avec des images contemporaines, et mettra tout à la fois en évidence l’opposition entre le centre de la ville, magnifié par la veduta, et les ruelles plus interlopes empruntées par Casanova, la vision, d’une ville essentielle de l’Europe renaissante qui continue aujourd’hui d’enchanter des visiteurs du monde entier par son imaginaire, mais aussi bien entendu le dialogue entre ces deux arts que sont la peinture et la bande dessinée.
Stephane Beaujean and Bozena Anna Kowalczyk, Venise sur les pas de Casanova: De la peinture du XVIIIe siècle à la bande dessinée (Grenoble: Glénat Livres, 2018), 96 pages, ISBN: 978-2344023907, 15€.
New Book | The Savage and Modern Self
From the University of Toronto Press:
Robbie Richardson, The Savage and Modern Self: North American Indians in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018), 264 pages, ISBN 9781487503444, $70.
The Savage and Modern Self examines the representations of North American ‘Indians’ in novels, poetry, plays, and material culture from eighteenth-century Britain. Robbie Richardson argues that depictions of ‘Indians’ in British literature were used to critique and articulate evolving ideas about consumerism, colonialism, ‘Britishness’, and, ultimately, the ‘modern self’ over the course of the century.
Considering the ways in which British writers represented contact between Britons and ‘Indians’, both at home and abroad, the author shows how these sites of contact moved from a self-affirmation of British authority earlier in the century, to a mutual corruption, to a desire to appropriate perceived traits of ‘Indianess’. Looking at texts exclusively produced in Britain, The Savage and Modern Self reveals that ‘the modern’ finds definition through imagined scenes of cultural contact. By the end of the century, Richardson concludes, the hybrid Indian-Brition emerging in literature and visual culture exemplifies a form of modern, British masculinity.
Robbie Richardson is a lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Literature at the University of Kent.
C O N T E N T S
1 Indians and the Construction of Britishness in the Early Eighteenth Century
2 The Indian as Cultural Critic: Shaping the British Self
3 Captivity Narratives and Colonialism
4 Novel Indians: Tsonnonthouan and the Commodification of Culture
5 Becoming Indians: Sentiment and the Hybrid British Subject
6 Native North American Material Culture in the British Imaginary
Conclusion: ‘Pen-and-Ink Work’
New Book | Emma Hamilton
From Routledge:
Ersy Contogouris, Emma Hamilton and Late Eighteenth-Century European Art: Agency, Performance, and Representation (New York, Routledge, 2018), 172 pages, ISBN: 9780815374237, $150.
This book uses an art historical and feminist methodology to engage with Emma Hamilton, an eighteenth-century celebrity who appeared in many works of art by important artists including Angelica Kauffmann, George Romney, and Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun. Ersy Contogouris analyzes works of art in which Hamilton appears, her performances, and writings by her contemporaries to establish her impact on this pivotal moment in European history and art. This pioneering volume shows that Hamilton did not attempt to present a coherent or polished identity, arguing instead that she was a kaleidoscope of different selves that she used to both express herself and present to others what they wanted to see. She was resilient, effectively asserted her agency, and was a powerful inspiration for generations of artists and women.
Ersy Contogouris is Assistant Professor at Université de Montréal.
C O N T E N T S
Introduction: Emma Hamilton, the Most Beautiful Compound Ever Beheld
1 La vie de Lady Hamilton est un roman
2 The Acme of Sir William’s Delights
3 Emma’s Attitudes: Movements and Surprising Transformations
4 The Tarantella
5 Model, Muse, and Artist
Conclusion
New Book | Architecture and Urbanism in the French Atlantic Empire
From McGill Queen’s University Press:
Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Architecture and Urbanism in the French Atlantic Empire: State, Church, and Society, 1604–1830 (Montreal: McGill Queen’s University Press, 2018), 696 pages, ISBN: 978-0773553149, $75.
Spanning from the West African coast to the Canadian prairies and south to Louisiana, the Caribbean, and Guiana, France’s Atlantic empire was one of the largest political entities in the Western Hemisphere. Yet despite France’s status as a nation at the forefront of architecture and the structures and designs from this period that still remain, its colonial building program has never been considered on a hemispheric scale.
Drawing from hundreds of plans, drawings, photographic field surveys, and extensive archival sources, Architecture and Urbanism in the French Atlantic Empire focuses on the French state’s and the Catholic Church’s ideals and motivations for their urban and architectural projects in the Americas. In vibrant detail, Gauvin Alexander Bailey recreates a world that has been largely destroyed by wars, natural disasters, and fires—from Cap-François (now Cap-Haïtien), which once boasted palaces in the styles of Louis XV and formal gardens patterned after Versailles, to failed utopian cities like Kourou in Guiana. Vividly illustrated with examples of grand buildings, churches, and gardens, as well as simple houses and cottages, this volume also brings to life the architects who built these structures, not only French military engineers and white civilian builders, but also the free people of colour and slaves who contributed so much to the tropical colonies. Taking readers on a historical tour through the striking landmarks of the French colonial landscape, Architecture and Urbanism in the French Atlantic Empire presents a sweeping panorama of an entire hemisphere of architecture and its legacy.
Gauvin Alexander Bailey is professor and Alfred and Isabel Bader Chair in Southern Baroque Art at Queen’s University.
New Book | The Palace of Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti, ca. 1806–13
From Deutscher Kunstverlag:
Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Der Palast von Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti (ca. 1806–1813): Das vergessene Potsdam im Regenwald / The Palace of Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti (ca. 1806–1813): The Untold Story of the Potsdam of the Rainforest (Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2017), 200 pages, ISBN: 978-3422074668, 15€. German and English.
One of the most mysterious buildings in the Western hemisphere, King Henri Christophe’s lavish neoclassical palace in the rain forest, enthrones the small Haitian town of Milot. Begun less than a decade after the Haitian Revolution for independence (1804) by the first black African king in the Americas, this massive monument was built to showcase Haiti’s power and self-confidence. Despite its status as UNESCO World Heritage and a tourist attraction, the unusual building has never before been the subject of a study. On the basis of unpublished archival sources and exact photographic documentation, this book is the first to publish detailed information about the genesis this extraordinary architecture and the story of its builder.
Gauvin Alexander Bailey is professor and Alfred and Isabel Bader Chair in Southern Baroque Art at Queen’s University.
Call for Papers | Masterpiece London: Museums and the Art Trade
Masterpiece Symposium: Museums and the Art Trade
Masterpiece London, 30 June 2018
Proposals due by 11 May 2018
Masterpiece London is delighted to host a day of lectures, seminars, and discussion sessions co-organised by the Fair and Dr Thomas Marks, editor of Apollo, to bring together the preeminent museum curators of tomorrow with the emerging stars of the art and antiques trade, with the aim of encouraging constructive discussion, networking, and the exchange of knowledge and practical advice. We invite art historians and members of the art trade to submit short academic papers (15–20 minutes) for presentation during the Masterpiece Symposium, or simply to attend the event. Please note that although spaces are free, we are limited to 100 delegates and so your early response is encouraged.
Applicants should submit a 200-word abstract and a brief biography to francesca.charltonjones@masterpiecefair.com by 11 May 2018. The papers will be reviewed by a selection committee: Philip Hewat-Jaboor (Chairman, Masterpiece London), Thomas Marks (Editor, Apollo), and Jocelyn Poulton (Head of Vetting, Masterpiece London). Travel bursaries will be available to applicants invited to speak.
Suggested paper topics for Masterpiece London Symposium 2018 include
• Significant historical art dealers, their business practices, client relationships, or premises
• The historical or current relationship between institutions and the art trade
• Art dealers who have worked as curators or curators who have worked collaboratively with art dealers—nationally and/or internationally
• The cultural philanthropic activity and impact thereof, of art businesses
• The impact and practices of art dealers in the historical acquisition of non-European objects or antiquities by museums
• The ethics of collaborative work between museums and the art trade
Exhibition | James Cook: The Voyages
Now on view at the British Library, with lots of information and resources on the BL’s exhibition website:
James Cook: The Voyages
British Library, London, 27 April — 28 August 2018
Curated by William Frame and Laura Walker
It is 250 years since the Endeavour set sail from Plymouth in August of 1768. Our exhibition tells the story of Captain James Cook’s three world-changing voyages through original documents, many of which were produced by the artists, scientists, and sailors on board the ships. Maps, artworks, and journals from the voyages sit alongside newly-commissioned films offering contemporary perspectives. Examine the expeditions that shaped Europe’s knowledge of the world and consider their far-reaching legacy.
See Cook’s handwritten journal detailing the first crossing of the Antarctic Circle, when they travelled further south than anyone in the world, stunning artwork including the earliest European depiction of a kangaroo, and intricate maps charting the voyages that spanned more than a decade. Learn about the experiences on board the Endeavour, Resolution, and Discovery and the impact of their arrival. Drawings by the Polynesian high priest and navigator Tupaia, who accompanied Cook to New Zealand and Australia, will be displayed together for the first time. These will sit alongside works by expedition artists Sydney Parkinson, William Hodges, and John Webber.
Visit our James Cook: The Voyages website for a range of different perspectives on the voyages and their legacy and impact. These include responses from people of the communities Cook encountered, documented, and learned from. You can also follow the timeline of the journeys, read articles about the individual voyages and immerse yourself in the expeditions through our digitised collection items.
Hear the stories. Read the diaries. Revisit the momentous voyages made 250 years ago.
Programming information is available here»
William Frame with Laura Walker, James Cook: The Voyages (London: British Library Publishing, 2018), 224 pages, ISBN: 978-0773552869, £25 / $45.
A stunningly illustrated, object-centred history, this book offers a once in a generation opportunity to discover the uniquely rich Captain Cook collection of the British Library. The authors explore a series of themes including the navigation and charting of the Pacific; first encounters between Western and indigenous cultures; the representation of the voyages in art; and scientific discovery and the natural world. Themes of cultural encounter and scientific discovery are interwoven with the personal stories of the key protagonists, including James Cook and Joseph Banks. The illustrations include drawings by all the artists employed on the voyage, as well as the only surviving paintings by Tupaia, a Polynesian high priest who joined Cook’s ship at Tahiti and sailed to New Zealand and Australia.
William Frame is head of modern archives and manuscripts at the British Library. Laura Walker is lead curator of modern archives and manuscripts, 1850–1950, at the British Library.
Exhibition | The Art of Science: Nicolas Baudin’s Voyagers, 1800–1804
I noted this exhibition in 2015 when it was entitled Napoleon’s Artists in Australia. Here’s a more complete venue listing with details on the catalogue, published by Wakefield Press. –CH
The Art of Science: Nicolas Baudin’s Voyagers, 1800–1804
South Australian Maritime Museum, Adelaide, 30 June — 11 December 2016
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, 7 January — 20 March 2017
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 7 April — 9 July 2017
Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, 31 August — 26 November 2017
National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 30 March — 20 June 2018
Western Australian Museum, Perth, 12 September — 12 December 2018
See exquisite illustrations of Australian animals and marine life, as well as striking portraits of Aboriginal people, rare documents and hand-drawn maps from Nicolas Baudin’s expedition to Australia. Discover the ambitions behind this lavishly funded French voyage and experience a captivating fusion of art and science.
Jean Fornasiero, Lindl Lawton, John West-Sooby, eds., The Art of Science: Nicolas Baudin’s Voyagers 1800–1804 (Adelaide: Wakefield Press, 2016), 176 pages, ISBN: 978-1743054277, $40AU.
It was one of the most lavishly equipped scientific expeditions ever to leave Europe. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, French navigator Nicolas Baudin led two ships carrying 22 scientists and more than 230 officers and crew on a three-and-a-half-year voyage to the ‘Southern Lands’, charting coasts, studying the natural environment and recording encounters with indigenous peoples. Inspired by the Enlightenment’s hunger for knowledge, Baudin’s expedition collected well in excess of 100,000 specimens, produced more than 1500 drawings and published the first complete chart of Australia. Baudin’s artists, Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin Petit, painted a series of remarkable portraits of Aboriginal people and produced some of the earliest European views of Australian fauna. An integral part of the French scientific project, these exquisite artworks reveal the sense of wonder this strange new world inspired.
Jean Fornasiero is Emeritus Professor of French Studies at the University of Adelaide and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Lindl Lawton is Senior Curator at the South Australian Maritime Museum. John West-Sooby is Professor of French Studies at the University of Adelaide.
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