In German, the museum will open an exhibition devoted to bathers
Visitors can see works by Albrecht Durer, Pierre Bonnard, Edgar Degas, Louise Bourgeois, Bettina Rheims and other famous artists
Today Art Museum in the German city of Allen opens the exhibition Intimacy! ( "Intimacy!"), Devoted to image scenes swimming. Visitors can see 140 works executed by 90 artists. Among the authors are Pierre Bonnard (Pierre Bonnard), Louise Bourgeois (Louise Bourgeois), Gustave Caillebotte (Gustave Caillebotte), William N. Copley (William N. Copley), Gregory Kryudson (Gregory Crewdson), Edgar Degas (Edgar Degas), Albrecht Dürer (Albrecht Dürer), Eric Fischl (Eric Fischl), Marie-Jo Lafontaine (Marie-Jo Lafontaine), Xenia Hausner (Xenia Hausner), David Hockney (David Hockney), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (Ernst Ludwig Kirchner), William Lembruk (Wilhelm Lehmbruck), Edouard Manet (Edouard Manet), Bettina Rheims (Bettina Rheims), Tadeusz, Norbert (Norbert Tadeusz) and Bill Viola (Bill Viola). The exhibition will last until April 25.
Bathers appear in many famous legends of biblical and ancient mythology - remember the huntress Diana or the Queen of Sheba. Played a central role motives peeping and contact with something forbidden. Since the time of Durer the artist turned to the topic of swimming, because it gave them an opportunity to show women's naked body. Modern writers use the story in order to critique the dominant standards of beauty and reflection on morality.
intimate process of bathing the image of man makes many artists to look inward and reflect on the transience of human life and the inevitability of death. In some studies underlines defenseless naked body, which is a way to draw the viewer's attention to the transgression and violation of taboos.
Water has always symbolized not only cleanse the body, but also spiritual renewal. Having plunged into the water, a person loses weight and contact with the ground. In baptism or ritual washing of hands and feet is a revival of body and soul. The idea of renovation with water, which is reflected in the legends of the "fountain of youth", has come to this day as a concept spa. These themes are also reflected in the works presented at the exhibition.
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