Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne
at the Columbus Museum of Art
Feb 7 - May 18
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Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris comes to life February 7 – May 18, 2014.
Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880 – 1910 invites visitors to explore the nightlife of cabaret theaters, elaborate circus performances and intimate café concerts that helped to define Paris as an iconic modern city.
Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880 – 1910 invites visitors to explore the nightlife of cabaret theaters, elaborate circus performances and intimate café concerts that helped to define Paris as an iconic modern city.
The exhibition focuses on the intoxicating gathering of artists, writers, performers, and musicians in Montmartre, where everyone from Toulouse-Lautrec, who were living and working at the center of the artistic and cultural scene of Paris at the turn of the last century, or “La Belle Époque.” As CMA curator Dominique H. Vasseur notes, “Paris was a breeding ground for artistic and literary movements that challenged the establishment and sought to come to terms with a complex society that was changing, becoming wealthier and ever eager for entertainment as well as new, modern experiences.”
The exhibition includes more than 185 objects, ranging from paintings, watercolors, drawings and posters, to rare cabaret shadow puppets, illustrated theater programs, and archival and ephemera materials from Parisian theaters, circuses, and concerts.
This exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia. His Excellency Franҫois Delattre, Ambassador of France to the United States of America is Honorary Patron of the exhibition. Sponsored by the Friends of Toulouse-Lautrec, with lead gifts by Steve and Holly Wittmann. Ohio Magazine is the media sponsor for the exhibition. Hotel Sponsor: Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel.
