Research Catalog

Title

A moment's monument : Medardo Rosso and the international origins of modern sculpture / Sharon Hecker.

Author

Hecker, Sharon

Publication

• Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
• ©2017

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

xvii, 341 pages, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations (some color); 27 cm

Summary

"Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of modern art, and this book is the first historically substantiated critical account of his life and work. An innovative sculptor, photographer, and draughtsman, Rosso was a key figure in the transition from the traditional forms of sculpture that persisted through the nineteenth century to the experimental forms that developed in the twentieth. His antimonumental, antiheroic work reflected alienation in the modern experience yet also showed deep feeling for interactions between self and other. Rosso's art was also transnational: he refused allegiance to a single culture or artistic heritage and declared himself both a citizen of the world and a maker of art without national limits. In this book, Sharon Hecker develops a narrative that is an alternative to the dominant Franco-centered perspective on the origin of modern sculpture in which Rodin plays the role of lone heroic innovator. Offering an original way to comprehend Rosso, A Moment's Monument negotiates the competing cultural imperatives of nationalism and internationalism that shaped the European art world at the fin de siècle"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Rosso, Medardo, 1858-1928 > Criticism and interpretation
• Rosso, Medardo, 1858-1928
• 1800-1999
• Sculpture, Italian > 19th century
• Sculpture, Italian > 20th century
• Sculpture, Italian

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index.

Contents

Laying the foundations for an anti-heroic approach to modern sculpture -- Monuments without idols -- "Impressionist sculptor?" : the impossibility of categorizing Rosso -- Internationalism and experimentation -- The artist's experience of migration -- The shifting viewpoint of the outsider -- Seeing and being seen : reimagining the encounter among artist, artwork, and the public -- On the move : the quest for international recognition.

Call Number

JQF 17-1550

ISBN

• 9780520294486
• 0520294483
• 9780520294493
• 0520294491

LCCN

• 2016059315
• 40027317022

OCLC

960834823

Author

Hecker, Sharon, author.

Title

A moment's monument : Medardo Rosso and the international origins of modern sculpture / Sharon Hecker.

Publisher

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index.

Chronological Term

1800-1999

Other Standard Identifier

40027317022

Research Call Number

JQF 17-1550