
Japan & Birth of Modern Art: NGV International Starts May 25
The exhibition Japonisme: Japan and the Birth of Modern Art will draw from works in the NGV collection to be showcased NGV International 25 May–28 October, 2018
The exhibition Japonisme: Japan and the Birth of Modern Art will draw from works in the NGV collection to be showcased NGV International 25 May–28 October, 2018
At the turn of the 20th century Europe was inspired by the sinuous style Art Nouveau as artists and architects produced sensuous lines more eloquent than words
Feeding on other European arts and crafts-influenced groups and fuelled by interest in the Oriental taste French art nouveau designers established a group at Nancy, Alsace-Lorraine, during the mid- 1890’s. It was centred on the works of Emile Galle (glass and furniture designer) and Louis Maj’orelle (metalwork and furniture). The…