Homage to Osvaldo Romberg
"Presented on the occasion of the artist's eightieth birthday, this installation brings together a selection of works that illustrate Osvaldo Romberg's critical approach to art through reproductions of great works of Western art and architecture. In his practice, Romberg explores the...
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| Online Access: | Exhibition labels |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Philadelphia :
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
2018]
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| Summary: | "Presented on the occasion of the artist's eightieth birthday, this installation brings together a selection of works that illustrate Osvaldo Romberg's critical approach to art through reproductions of great works of Western art and architecture. In his practice, Romberg explores the process of art making and questions the romantic notions around the ideas of the artist and the masterpiece. Believing culture to be 'spiritual property' that can be carried from place to place, Romberg understands the role of the artist to be that of a 'cultural nomad'--a link that spans the societal differences created by geography and time. For Romberg, small portable replicas of masterpieces hold innumerable possibilities for the transfer of cultural knowledge, uniting artist, art, and art history across centuries and continents. Although he divides his time between the United States, Israel, and Brazil, Romberg has long-standing ties to Philadelphia, including a two-decade tenure as a professor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He also cofounded the Slought Foundation, an arts and culture nonprofit affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. This museum joins the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and the Negev Museum of Art in Beersheba, Israel, in celebrating Romberg's contribution to the arts. Both museums will be presenting installations of the artist's work this year"--Page 2. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic companion to the permanent collection rotation installed May 26, 2018 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gallery 170. Title from page 1. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |