Solemn gestures and festive actions: struggles for cultural legitimacy at the beginning of the 20th century
Around 1917, the Municipal Commission of Fine Arts of Rosario was formed with the aim of consolidating the artistic institutions in the city. Guided by an ideal of high culture, recognized men within the society assumed this commitment and designated themselves as legitimate legislators in aesthetic...
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Editorial de la Facultad de Artes
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/avances/article/view/38093 |
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| Sumario: | Around 1917, the Municipal Commission of Fine Arts of Rosario was formed with the aim of consolidating the artistic institutions in the city. Guided by an ideal of high culture, recognized men within the society assumed this commitment and designated themselves as legitimate legislators in aesthetic matters.
However, the low proportion of local authors in the first salons provoked a series of reactions: from the formation of a new group of artists and an alternative salon to the organization of cultural evenings, festivals and banquets, which gave visibility to absent figures and works in the official spheres. In particular, those artists who, due to their practices linked to popular culture or their gender, did not fit to the dominant model.
Of these events, which took place on solemn or festive occasions, a variety of records remain: publications in the press, letters, invitation cards, programs, catalogs, group photographs, portraits and caricatures. Crossing traditional sources of history with elements from the visual culture of the time, we seek to understand the meaning of the gestures of those who fought for a broad and inclusive ideal of culture. |
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