Art May 2013
Impressionism à la mode
On “Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), Luncheon on the Grass (central panel), 1865–66; Oil on canvas, 97 7/8 x 85 7/8 in. (248.7 x 218 cm); Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Acquired as a payment in kind, 1987
Advance notice of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring exhibition “Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity” provoked eye-rolling and cynical comments among my colleagues.1 The title suggested a light-weight effort, designed to gladden the hearts of the marketing department by boosting attendance. Word of the show’s basic concept did little to...
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