Part of panel ‘Empire and the Arts: Objects, Collections, and the Russian Taste for Western Luxury’ at British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies conference in Cambridge, looking at historical significance and manipulation of art #artandempire #artandhistory #artandpropaganda
At #basees2024 I will be talking about #AlexanderI of Russia and how he used his art gallery to encapsulate the idea of Russia as both cultural and military power, as victor in the upheaval of the early nineteenth century – not through words but through the way art was presented.
When art is not only about art, but about politics and propaganda. In the 21st century, politicians pose beneath famous paintings (Ivanov’s Christ Appearing to the People) that resonate with their target public to identify the Russian public with the ‘chosen people’ #memorymakers #politicsofthepast
April 2, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Part of panel ‘Empire and the Arts: Objects, Collections, and the Russian Taste for Western Luxury’ at British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies conference in Cambridge, looking at historical significance and manipulation of art #artandempire #artandhistory #artandpropaganda