14/18 - Rupture or Continuity
Belgian Art around World War I
Will be published approx. on 4. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-94-6270-136-6 (ISBN)
Description
World War I had a major effect on Belgian visual arts. German occupation, the horror at the battlefield and the experience of exile, led to multiple narratives and artistic expressions by Belgian artists during and after the war. Belgian interbellum art is extremely vibrant and diverse. 14/18 - Rupture or Continuity takes a look at Belgian artistic life in the years around the First World War and how it was affected by this event. The Great War was a catalyst of artistic oppositions, leading on the one hand to a Belgian avant-garde that explored new forms and styles, while continuing to uphold a more traditional and established art on the other. Whereas the war experience consolidated an already present style for some artists, for others it constituted a revolution leading to new artistic adventures. The collection of essays in the present book highlights these contrasting facets of Belgian art in its rich historical context during the early 20th century.
Contributors: Werner Adriaenssens (Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels), Erik Buelinckx (Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Brussels), Sophie de Schaepdrijver (Pennsylvania State University), Ole W. Fischer (University of Utah, Salt Lake City), Eva Francioli (Universit degli Studi di Firenze), Laura Kollwelter (Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels), Christina Kott (Universit Panth on-Assas Paris 2), Fran oise Lucbert (Universit Laval, Qu bec), Peter Pauwels (independent art historian, Antwerp), Hubert Roland (F.R.S. - FNRS / Universit Catholique de Louvain), Inga Rossi-Schrimpf (Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels), Sergio Servell n (FeliXart Museum, Drogenbos), Sandrine Smets (Royal Museum of Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels), Hans Vandevoorde (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Caterine Verdickt (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Contributors: Werner Adriaenssens (Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels), Erik Buelinckx (Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Brussels), Sophie de Schaepdrijver (Pennsylvania State University), Ole W. Fischer (University of Utah, Salt Lake City), Eva Francioli (Universit degli Studi di Firenze), Laura Kollwelter (Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels), Christina Kott (Universit Panth on-Assas Paris 2), Fran oise Lucbert (Universit Laval, Qu bec), Peter Pauwels (independent art historian, Antwerp), Hubert Roland (F.R.S. - FNRS / Universit Catholique de Louvain), Inga Rossi-Schrimpf (Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels), Sergio Servell n (FeliXart Museum, Drogenbos), Sandrine Smets (Royal Museum of Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels), Hans Vandevoorde (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Caterine Verdickt (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Reviews / Votes
Ce livre collectif et bilingue anglais-francais s'attache a une periode encore trop negligee en histoire de l'art belge, les annees 1910-1925. Fruit d'un projet de deux ans mene par les Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique dans le cadre des commemorations du Centenaire de la premiere guerre mondiale concernant l'impact du conflit sur l'evolution de l'art belge, le resultat est impressionnant par la nouveaute de l'approche et la coherence de l'ensemble. Les contributions tres pointues et celles plus generales s'equilibrent parfaitement pour tenter de repondre a la question de depart et permettre une reponse nuancee. [...] Au total, cet ouvrage qui ne se veut pas exhaustif et ne peut pas l'etre tant le sujet est vaste a l'immense merite d'ouvrir de nouvelles pistes de recherche sur les transferts culturels, les mecenes, la politisation de l'art en guerre et les relations entre art national et mouvements internationaux. Esperons que cela puisse stimuler la recherche sur cette periode fascinante.Laurence van Ypersele, Revue du Nord, tome 100 - no 427 octobre-decembre 2018
More details
Language
French
English
Place of publication
Leuven
Belgium
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 18 years
Illustrations
33 illustrations in colour, 30 illustrations in b&w
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-6270-136-6 (9789462701366)
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Persons
Inga Rossi-Schrimpf is the curator of modern works on paper (19th-21st century) at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Coordinating Curator of the Fin-de-Si cle Museum, Brussels, Belgium.This project has been conducted with Laura Kollwelter as scientific researcher at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Content
PrefaceMichel Draguet
Before and After? Rupture or Continuity? Belgian Art around the First World War. An IntroductionInga Rossi-Schrimpf
Shaping the Experience of Military Occupation: Ten ImagesSophie De Schaepdrijver
14/18 Rupture or Continuity? Belgian Art Around World War I in the Collections of the Royal Museums of Fine ArtsInga Rossi-Schrimpf & Laura Kollwelter
Illustrations
ARTISTS AT WAR AND ABROAD - ON THE FRONT AND IN EXILE
L'art en guerre ! L'Etat belge, mecene des artistes combattants :politique bienveillante ou necessite imperieuse ?Sandrine Smets
'My heart is sore about brave Belgium' - Artistic Exodus: Belgian Refugee Artists in Great Britain during the Great WarCaterina Verdickt
Jacob and Louise De Graaff - Patrons of Modern Belgian Artists in ExileLaura Kollwelter
OCCUPATION - INFLUENCES ON THE ART MARKET AND THE INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES
Belgian Art During the First World War: Exhibitions and Salons in BrusselsWerner Adriaenssens
<< Rencontres interculturelles >> et occupation : un nouvel elan pour les transferts culturels belgo-allemands apres 1918Christina Kott et Hubert Roland
Precursors or Followers? The German Art Scene and the Role and Image of Belgian Art Around World War IInga Rossi-Schrimpf
POLITICIZED ART AROUND WWI
When Flemish Nationalism, Progressivism, and Avant-Gardism Came Together: 1917-1922Sergio Servellon
Albert Daenens (1883-1952): Belgian Artist From Brussels, Flemish Activist and French Publicist, International Anarchist and Antimilitarist Before, During and After World War IErik Buelinckx
BELGIAN ART AND THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDE OF THE 1920'S-NETWORKS
Modernist Generations in Belgium: United and Divided by Community ArtHans Vandevoorde
The Originality of the 7 Arts' Constructivism: The Connections to The Belgian Pre-War Art SceneEva Francioli
Reseaux d'artistes avant et apres la guerre : le cas exemplaire de la Section d'orFrancoise Lucbert
BELGIAN ART AND THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDES OF THE 1920'S - CASE STUDIES
From Avant-garde to Arriere-garde? - Henry van de Velde's Architectural Oeuvre Before and After World War IOle W. Fischer
'Votre lettre m'a bien interessee': Marthe "Tour" Donas and the Belgian Art Scene Around 1920Peter J.H. Pauwels
Illustrations
Abstracts
About the Authors
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
List of works shown in the exhibition 14-18. Rupture or Continuity - Belgian Art around World War I
Colophon
Before and After? Rupture or Continuity? Belgian Art around the First World War. An IntroductionInga Rossi-Schrimpf
Shaping the Experience of Military Occupation: Ten ImagesSophie De Schaepdrijver
14/18 Rupture or Continuity? Belgian Art Around World War I in the Collections of the Royal Museums of Fine ArtsInga Rossi-Schrimpf & Laura Kollwelter
Illustrations
ARTISTS AT WAR AND ABROAD - ON THE FRONT AND IN EXILE
L'art en guerre ! L'Etat belge, mecene des artistes combattants :politique bienveillante ou necessite imperieuse ?Sandrine Smets
'My heart is sore about brave Belgium' - Artistic Exodus: Belgian Refugee Artists in Great Britain during the Great WarCaterina Verdickt
Jacob and Louise De Graaff - Patrons of Modern Belgian Artists in ExileLaura Kollwelter
OCCUPATION - INFLUENCES ON THE ART MARKET AND THE INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES
Belgian Art During the First World War: Exhibitions and Salons in BrusselsWerner Adriaenssens
<< Rencontres interculturelles >> et occupation : un nouvel elan pour les transferts culturels belgo-allemands apres 1918Christina Kott et Hubert Roland
Precursors or Followers? The German Art Scene and the Role and Image of Belgian Art Around World War IInga Rossi-Schrimpf
POLITICIZED ART AROUND WWI
When Flemish Nationalism, Progressivism, and Avant-Gardism Came Together: 1917-1922Sergio Servellon
Albert Daenens (1883-1952): Belgian Artist From Brussels, Flemish Activist and French Publicist, International Anarchist and Antimilitarist Before, During and After World War IErik Buelinckx
BELGIAN ART AND THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDE OF THE 1920'S-NETWORKS
Modernist Generations in Belgium: United and Divided by Community ArtHans Vandevoorde
The Originality of the 7 Arts' Constructivism: The Connections to The Belgian Pre-War Art SceneEva Francioli
Reseaux d'artistes avant et apres la guerre : le cas exemplaire de la Section d'orFrancoise Lucbert
BELGIAN ART AND THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDES OF THE 1920'S - CASE STUDIES
From Avant-garde to Arriere-garde? - Henry van de Velde's Architectural Oeuvre Before and After World War IOle W. Fischer
'Votre lettre m'a bien interessee': Marthe "Tour" Donas and the Belgian Art Scene Around 1920Peter J.H. Pauwels
Illustrations
Abstracts
About the Authors
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
List of works shown in the exhibition 14-18. Rupture or Continuity - Belgian Art around World War I
Colophon