The period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Paris Commune of 1871 has been dubbed “the century of exiles.” To many, this identification will sound odd, even misleading. It subordinates magnitude (the 1930s and ‘40s, the first decades of the 21st century) to scale. All the same, there is merit to the claim and its evident hyperbole. Revolution, urbanization, enclosure, industrialization, the first victories of Capital, and the consolidation of empire—these motors of displacement drove the 19th century’s most characteristic developments. Together, they transformed migration (forced or voluntary) into a mass phenomenon.
This talk, about the depiction of refugees in 19th-century Europe, introduces a project still in its infancy. Its argument is straightforward: we have much to learn from the paintings, sculptures, and prints that emerged in response to the new situation and experience. Here, Assistant Professor Jordan Rose will focus on a series of paintings and relief sculptures produced by Honoré Daumier in the years after the Revolution of 1848. These are special artworks—not only for their distinctive intensities and repetitions, but also because of the materials and techniques deployed in their making.
Jordan Rose is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of Visual Arts. Before joining the faculty at UCSD in 2016, he taught at the University of Vermont and UC Berkeley. His first book, "The Revolution Takes Form: Art and the Barricade in Nineteenth-Century France," will appear in Penn State University Press's spring 2024 catalogue.
Admission/Cost: FREE Please Register
Location:
Mandeville Art Gallery
UCSD
San Diego, CA 92093
Friday, June 2 - 6:30 PM
