EAN: 9783319662299

THE MEDIATIZATION OF THE ARTIST GEBUNDEN

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 patronage from the late eighteenth
century onwards  artists have increasingly found themselves confronted with the necessity of
developing a public persona. In the same period  new audiences for art discovered their
fascination for the life and work of the artist. The rise of new media such as the illustrated
press  photography and film meant that the needs of both parties could easily be satisfied in
both words and images. Thanks to these new media  the artist was transformed from a simple
producer of works of art into a public figure. The aim of this volume is to reflect on this
transformative process  and to study the specific role of the media themselves. Which visual
media were deployed  to what effect  and with what kind of audiences in mind? How did the
artist  critic  photographer and filmmaker interact in the creation of these representations of
the artist's image?

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