M. H. Maxy: de la avangardă la socialism
M. H. Maxy: from Avant-garde to Socialism
Exhibition Held at the National Museum of Art in Bucharest from December 28 2022 to April 30 2023
Author(s): Ioana-Cristina SpiridonSubject(s): Anthropology, Cultural history, Jewish studies, Museology & Heritage Studies, Preservation, Other, Ethnohistory, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Adult Education, Applied Sociology, Social differentiation, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, 19th Century, Cultural Essay, Societal Essay, Scientific Life, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Marketing / Advertising, Tourism, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Editura Universul Academic (SC GOOD LUCK SRL)
Keywords: Avant-garde; Romanian National Museum of Art; Jewish community; Modern Romania; socialism; artist
Summary/Abstract: „M. H. Maxy: from avant-garde to socialism”, opened on the 28th of December 2023 at the Romanian National Museum of Art, uses a chronological line of events to bring up to date the image of Max Herman Maxy (1895 – 1971), seen as a leading artist with a significant role in the Romanian Avant-garde, but also as the first director of the Romanian National Museum of Art. Subsequently, his contribution to the development of the national art scene can’t be denied in art history. Furthermore, the opening was carefully chosen to mark a symbolic anniversary of 145 years since the first Romanian Jew obtained his citizenship, therefore enhancing the role that the Jew community had in the bloom and spread of the Avant-garde in Europe. The exhibition has a tacit dialogue to the main artistic events which celebrate Timișoara as The Cultural Capital of Europe 2023, the retrospectives dedicated to Victor Brauner and Constantin Brâncuși, suggesting the main artistic pillars in the dawn of Modern Romania.
Journal: Revista Muzeelor
- Issue Year: 1/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 217-224
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian