The Mediatization of the Artist
This book offers trans-historical and trans-national perspectives on the image of “the artist” as a public figure in the popular discourse and imagination. Since the rise of notions of artistic autonomy and the simultaneous demise of old systems of patron
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edited by rachel esner + sandra kisters
The Mediatization of the Artist
Rachel Esner · Sandra Kisters Editors
The Mediatization of the Artist
Editors Rachel Esner University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sandra Kisters Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-319-66229-9 ISBN 978-3-319-66230-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66230-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950693 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design by Henry Petrides Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
In the Name of the Artist The artist, in my opinon, is a monstrosity, something beyond nature.1
At the Paris Salon of 1890, Paul Richer (1849–1933), a sculptor and professor of anatomical art at the École des Beaux-Arts, exhibited a statue under the title Le Premier Artiste.2 The bronze represents a prehistoric man seated on an animal skin and carving the image of a mammoth with surprisingly realistic proportions.3 His face, lit up by a smile of contentment, expresses what we are meant to understand as the first manifestation of aesthetic emotion, the first spark of artistic consciousness. Contemplating the result of his efforts, the caveman has finally succeeded in freeing himself from immediate material need and is now able to enjoy a purely spiritual or intellectual pleasure. Richer had the pedestal inscribed with the words Age de la pierre taillée (The Age of Carved Stone) to indicate not only the specific historical origins of art in the Palaeolithic period, but also to demonstrate that even at the origins 1Gustave Flaubert, “Lettr
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