Szőcs, Miriam – Márton Tóth : Casting a New Light. Plaster Casts & Cast Collections in Europe and Beyond
Miriam Szőcs – Márton Tóth (eds.),
Casting a New Light. Plaster Casts & Cast Collections in Europe and Beyond
Budapest 2024
ISBN
978-615-6595-23-2
178
S./pp., zahlr. Farb-Abb./num. colour figs., 27 x 23 cm;
broschiert/softcover
This volume publishes the papers of the international conference
Plaster Casts & Cast Collections across Europe: History and
Future, held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest on 24 May 2022. The conference was
organised in celebration of the refurbishment of the plaster cast
collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, and its exhibition
in the Star Fortress in Komárom, opened in the autumn of 2021, and
in the visible storage in the newly built National Museum
Conservation and Storage Centre in Budapest, the installation of
which was finished in 2022. Featuring a
collection of papers, including several case studies, the volume
delves into various aspects of collecting and showcasing plaster
casts, an important phenomenon that shaped European and American art
museums from the nineteenth century onwards. It explores
international connections and influences in the establishment of cast
collections while also shedding new light on the role and uses of
plaster casts in the antiquity and in the era of historicism.
Moreover, the volume offers valuable reflections on the intricate
contexts of the contemporary reception of these collections,
presenting new perspectives on their significance and future.
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