Rodin, L`onde de choc (“The Shockwave”)

Rodin, L’onde de choc (“The Shockwave”)
Wednesday March 22 and Thursday March 23, 2017
In parallel to the exhibition entitled “Rodin. The Centenary Exhibition,” the Musée Rodin is joining forces
with the RMN-Grand Palais to organize a symposium dedicated to an exploration of Rodin’s impact, up
to the present day, on every creative field from the more predictable fine arts to less-explored domains
such as dance, cinema, graphic novels and literature.
Like Monet or Picasso, Rodin garnered international fame – a phenomenon that has never ceased
and that continues to a surprising extent. In the last century, Rodin museums were created in the
United States, Mexico, Japan and Korea.
Rodin has served as a benchmark for art lovers and artists of every subsequent generation. Some have
challenged him; others have been inspired by him, taking his inventions, forms and techniques as so
many springboards for their own creativity. Every period has discovered and showcased a different
Rodin, and these shifting contemporary perceptions have enriched our understanding of his oeuvre.
The symposium to be held on Wednesday March 22 and Thursday March 23, 2017 in the auditorium of
the Grand Palais in Paris is aimed at researchers in art history but is also open to researchers in other
disciplines who could shed new light on Rodin’s work and, more generally, on his circle.
Proposals are sought on the following themes:
1 – the historiography of Rodin
- his biographers and critics
- key players (Elsen, Schmoll…)
- Rodin as a subject of study, a source of inspiration (in philosophy or literature,
appropriations or détournements of his work…)
2 – the international dimension of Rodin’s artistic legacy
- the “transmitters” of Rodin’s art
- critical reception in France and internationally
- critical reception in Communist countries
3 – recent interpretations of Rodin’s oeuvre in contemporary art, in terms of:
- creative processes, experimentation, chaîne opératoire, materiality, transmutation
- sculpture and site, sculpture and situation
- presentation methods (mounts, pedestals, etc.)
- how “iconic” artworks come into being and stand the test of time
- the creation and management of an artist’s image
How to submit an abstract:
The symposium will be held in French and English. Submissions will be accepted in those languages.
Deadline for submissions: November16, 2016
Proposals should be sent in the form of abstracts (1500-2000 characters) with a title and biographical
note (1000-1500 characters) to the following address: [email protected]
Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified in late November.
Contributions should last 20 minutes. The audio versions will be uploaded to the Musée Rodin and RMNGrand Palais websites.
Scientific committee:
President: Catherine Chevillot, Director of the Musée Rodin
Claire Barbillon, professor of art history, Université de Poitiers
Sophie Biass-Fabiani, heritage curator, Musée Rodin
François Blanchetière, heritage curator, Musée Rodin
Thierry Dufrêne, professor of art history, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre-La Défense
Alexia Fabre, director of the MAC-VAL
Christine Lancestremère, heritage curator, head of the Collections Department, Musée Rodin
Brigitte Léal, assistant director of the MNAM-Centre Pompidou
Hélène Marraud, assistant curator in charge of the sculpture collections, Musée Rodin
Véronique Mattiussi, historic collection manager, Musée Rodin
Hélène Pinet, head of research department, Musée Rodin
Paul-Louis Rinuy, professor of art history, Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, honorary general heritage curator
Hélène Zanin, symposia manager, Musée Rodin