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Prints at Courtauld Gallery
From 19 June to 21 September 2014 at the Courtauld Gallery, in London, you could see two very interesting exhibitions linked with the prints: “Bruegel to Freud: Prints from the Courtauld Gallery” and from 20 June to 20 July: “Impress: Printmaking expanded in contemporary art”. In the first one, “Bruegel to Freud“, […]
Munch’s Prints at Princeton
Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944) is considered one of the most emotionally powerful and personal painters in art history. In addition to his celebrated paintings—including his most recognized composition, The Scream (1893)—Munch is among the greatest printmakers of the modern era, renowned for his innovative techniques across all major print […]
Museums and prints (2): The British Museum example
Last week, our article presented the example of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) of New York, a brilliant example of the place which prints have in this world-class museum. But I don’t want to give the idea that prints only have a good place with in modern art. Therefore […]
Museums and Prints (1): The MoMA example
In some Museums, basically in Southern Europe, directors or curators are not very keen to exhibit or collect prints. There is in their mind an opinion of differentiation between higher and lower culture, between higher and lower arts. Is this model adopted by most Museums, also valid in America? The […]