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René Lalique Modernity and Elegance, Art Deco Glass from the Kitazawa Museum of Art Collection
The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
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René Lalique
René Lalique (1860-1945) ushered in a new era of Art Deco with his elegant works made of glass. Born in Ay in the Champagne region of northeastern France, Lalique was based in Paris, where he spent the first half of his life as a jewelry artist during the Art Nouveau period. He was an early adopter of glass as a new material to replace precious stones, and his encounter with perfume dealer François Coty (1874-1934) gave him the opportunity to produce glass labels and perfume bottles, and in 1909 he set up a factory in the eastern Paris suburb of Combe-la-Ville, where he mass-produced glass work.
Lalique's glass work, which combines artistry and practicality through fresh designs that take advantage of the transparency of glass and his unique production method using molds, became a symbol of "Art Deco," a new design style derived from the name of the 1925 Paris Exposition. Lalique became known as one of France's leading glass craftsmen. Lalique's elegant style, which incorporates motifs of nature and mythology, is richly imbued with the spirit of French decorative art, "L'art de vivre" (art of living), which pursues the "joy of living," and continues to attract many people today.
This exhibition introduces the entire picture of the Art Deco period through a selection of masterpieces from the Kitazawa Museum of Art, which has one of the world's finest collections of glass work by René Lalique.
Lalique's glass work, which combines artistry and practicality through fresh designs that take advantage of the transparency of glass and his unique production method using molds, became a symbol of "Art Deco," a new design style derived from the name of the 1925 Paris Exposition. Lalique became known as one of France's leading glass craftsmen. Lalique's elegant style, which incorporates motifs of nature and mythology, is richly imbued with the spirit of French decorative art, "L'art de vivre" (art of living), which pursues the "joy of living," and continues to attract many people today.
This exhibition introduces the entire picture of the Art Deco period through a selection of masterpieces from the Kitazawa Museum of Art, which has one of the world's finest collections of glass work by René Lalique.
Schedule | Sep 10 (Sat) 2022-Nov 27 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200, University Students ¥900, High School Students and Under free. | ||||||
| Website | https://www.mcart.jp/exhibition/e3402/ | ||||||
| Venue | The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo https://www.mcart.jp/global/en/ | ||||||
| Location | 4 Kamitachikui, Konda-cho, Tamba Sasayama-shi, Hyogo 669-2135 | ||||||
| Access | From Aino Station on the JR Fukuchiyama line, take the Shinki Green bus #52, and get off at Hyogo Togei Bijutsukan. The venue is 1 minute walk from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 079-597-3961 | ||||||
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