14/18―Rupture or Continuity: Belgian Art around World War I

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by Inga Rossi-Schrimpf

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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 (Università degli Studi di Firenze), Laura Kollwelter (Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels), Christina Kott (Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2), Françoise Lucbert (Université Laval, Québec), Peter Pauwels (independent art historian, Antwerp), Hubert Roland (F.R.S. – FNRS / Université Catholique de Louvain), Inga Rossi-Schrimpf (Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels), Sergio Servellón (FeliXart Museum, Drogenbos), Sandrine Smets (Royal Museum of Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels), Hans Vandevoorde (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Caterine Verdickt (Universiteit Antwerpen) Ce livre collectif et bilingue anglais-français s'attache à une période encore trop négligée en histoire de l'art belge, les années 1910-1925. Fruit d'un projet de deux ans mené par les Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique dans le cadre des commémorations du Centenaire de la première guerre mondiale concernant l'impact du conflit sur l'évolution de l'art belge, le résultat est impressionnant par la nouveauté de l'approche et la cohérence de l'ensemble. Les contributions très pointues et celles plus générales s'équilibrent parfaitement pour tenter de répondre à la question de départ et permettre une réponse nuancée. [...] Au total, cet ouvrage qui ne se veut pas exhaustif et ne peut pas l'être tant le sujet est vaste a l'immense mérite d'ouvrir de nouvelles pistes de recherche sur les transferts culturels, les mécènes, la politisation de l'art en guerre et les relations entre art national et mouvements internationaux. Espérons que cela puisse stimuler la recherche sur cette période fascinante. Laurence van Ypersele, Revue du Nord, tome 100 - no 427 octobre-décembre 2018 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-Siècle Museum, Brussels, Belgium.

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