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The eternal mannequin: without Chirico, surrealism would have been very different, but he rapidly converted an imaginative breakthrough into cliche
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] In the history of 20th-century art, Giorgio de Chirico is a case apart. Associated with Apollinaire after...
Apollo, 05/01/09 by David Platzer · More from publication -
A spiritual Expressionist: Emile Nolde's first retrospective in France confirms his stature as one of the 20th century's greatest painters
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] To most people outside Germany, Emil Nolde is hardly more than a name, if that. This exhibition,...
Apollo, 03/01/09 by David Platzer · More from publication -
Picasso and his masters: an exhibition juxtaposing Picasso with the artists who influenced him is an almost overwhelmingly rich experience
Over a century after Picasso began to achieve a fame that would lead to a popular car, Citroen's Picasso, being named after him, he remains a...
Apollo, 12/01/08 by David Platzer · More from publication -
King Arthur of Brittany: David Platzer visits Rennes for an exhibition exploring the legacy of the Arthurian legends in French art and literature
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Arthur was king of Brittany as well as of the British Isles and the Breton peninsula is rich in...
Apollo, 10/01/08 by David Platzer · More from publication -
This is painting! Valminck's early work appears as vibrant as ever in this comprehensive survey in Paris
In the early 1920s, the critic Louis Vauxcelles described the sale of the stock of the celebrated art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. Vauxcelles...
Apollo, 07/01/08 by David Platzer · More from publication -
Emperor of fruit: the triumphant exhibition on Arcimboldo that has just transferred from Paris to Vienna is the first to set this extraordinary artist's work in the context of baroque court culture and collecting
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Since his rediscovery in the 20th century by the surrealists on the one hand and historians of mannerism...
Apollo, 02/01/08 by David Platzer · More from publication -
Misty skies photography: David Platzer enjoys a captivating survey of the sensitive art of Edwin Smith
Evocations of Place: The Photography of Edwin Smith ROBERT ELWALL Merrell/RIBA Trust, 35 [pounds sterling] ISBN 9781858943732 Evocations of...
Apollo, 09/01/07 by David Platzer · More from publication -
Tribute by a rosbif: a study of Hogarth's relationship with France reveals that his public disdain for the country concealed a deep admiration evident in his work
Hogarth, France and British Art: The Rise of the Arts in 18th-century Britain ROBIN SIMON Hogarth Arts, 45 [euro] Hogarth, France and British...
Apollo, 03/01/07 by David Platzer · More from publication -
Private faces, public figures: David Platzer visits an ambitious survey of portraits in the age of revolution
The end of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th saw subtle yet remarkable changes in portraiture, changes illustrated by the...
Apollo, 02/01/07 by David Platzer · More from publication -
Paris news: David Platzer previews the restored Musee des Arts Decoratifs, which reopens this month. The museum has broadened its focus, with impressive results
Paris's Musee des Arts Decoratifs has been closed for a decade, so its opening on 15 September is an event in itself. Moreover, it is now so much...
Apollo, 09/01/06 by David Platzer · More from publication
