Art practice and art history in fin de siècle Alsace: the art journal Das Kunstgewerbe in Elsass-Lothringen
A crucial moment in both the history of art theory and that of artistic production at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century is the concerted elaboration of an aesthetic doctrine based on analysis of the past on the one hand and on observation of Nature on the other, a doctrine that promoted the s...
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| Published in: | Journal of art historiography 2018-12 (19), p.1-18 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | A crucial moment in both the history of art theory and that of artistic production at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century is the concerted elaboration of an aesthetic doctrine based on analysis of the past on the one hand and on observation of Nature on the other, a doctrine that promoted the status of applied arts as equal to fine arts. In German-speaking countries, in particular, this evolution was accompanied by the emergence of a new type of artistic publication. In their content and appearance, these Kunstzeitschriften (art magazines) founded at the turn of the century were simultaneously a 'testimony and factor of [their] time',1 confronting contemporary artistic changes and participating in the collaborative definition of a modern style. Art and trade journals formed a platform for a positive reassessment of applied arts or Kunstgewerbe, aiming to educate artists, dealers and the wider public, but also ultimately to solve an international artistic crisis, which the editors of these publications perceived to be imminent. |
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| ISSN: | 2042-4752 |