Edward Burne-Jones – Tate Britain
It is certain that an art exhibition can be a luxury and not just a luxurious event, a mistake people often do by snobbism. The Tate Britain will show late October one of those expos that are becoming a kind of luxury to see. Nowadays, forgotten or under-rated artists are seing a revival in the art world. Enough of Picasso, Rembrandt, Degas or Rodin; it seems that now is the time to rediscover old schools under the view of different sensibilities.
The Tate Britain is devoting a rather complete expo to the pioneer of the symbolist movement: Edward Burne-Jones (1833 – 1898). This is the first major Burne-Jones retrospective to be held in London for over 40 years. It will bring together over 150 works in different media including painting, stained glass and tapestry, reasserting him as one of the most influential British artists of the 19th century. Spectacular large-scale paintings like Love among the Ruins (1870-73) and The Wheel of Fortune (1883) will show his international impact, including at the 1889 Exposition Universelle when he emerged on the world stage as the leading light of symbolist art.
It is worth to note that Burne-Jones was the only Pre-Raphaelite to achieve world-wide recognition in his lifetime. Also, his lack of formal training in fine arts allowed him to develop a distinct and highly idiosyncratic approach to painting that bridged the fine and decorative arts. With depictions of Arthurian knights, Classical heroes and Biblical angels, the exhibition will gather all the major works from across Burne-Jones’ four-decade career, charting his rise from an outsider of British art to one of the great artists of fin de siècle in Europe.
Edward Burne-Jones will be curated by Alison Smith, Chief Curator, National Portrait Gallery and Tim Batchelor, Assistant Curator, Tate Britain. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue from Tate Publishing and a programme of talks and events in the gallery.
24 October 2018 – 24 February 2019
Open daily 10.00 – 18.00