Futures & Ruins: Eighteenth-Century Paris and the Art of Hubert Robert
Автор:Nina L. Dubin Год: 2010 Издание:Getty Trust Publications: Getty Research Institute Страниц: 210 ISBN: 1606060236 In this timely and provocative study, Hubert Robert's paintings of urban ruins are interpreted as manifestations of a new consciousness of time, one shaped by the uncertainties of an economy characterized by the dread-inducing expansion of credit, frenzied speculation on the stock exchange, and bold ventures in real estate. As the favored artist of an enterprising Parisian elite, Robert is a prophetic case study of the intersections between aesthetics and modernity's dawning business culture. At the center of this lively narrative lie Robert's depictions of the ruins of Paris - macabre and spectacular paintings of fires and demolitions created on the eve of the French Revolution. Drawing on a vast range of materials, "Futures & Ruins" understands these artworks as harbingers of a modern appetite for destruction. The paintings are examined as expressions of the pleasures and perils of a risk economy. This captivating account - lavishly illustrated with rarely reproduced objects...
