FRANCE: EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO MODERN IMAGES OF VENUS DE MILO ATTRACTS MANY INTERPRETATIONS.

Record ID: 328620

  • Title: FRANCE: EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO MODERN IMAGES OF VENUS DE MILO ATTRACTS MANY INTERPRETATIONS.
  • Date: 4th February 1973
  • Summary: 1. GV Museum building & sign (2 shots) 0.06 2. SV La Venus de Milo sign 0.10 3. GV INT. People look at exhibits 0.13 4. SV Autopsie de Venus (1972) bu Michael Journiac 0.32 5. SV Poster with photograph of La Venus (Couverture de Panorama) 0.37 6. SCU Photograph of La Venus de Milo Restauree by Man Ray 0.42 7. SV & CUs Head of Venues de Milo surrounded by model soldiers by Antoni Miralda (2 shots) 0.58 8. CU Women looking at exhibits 1.00 9. SV & CU Original Venus de Milo (3 shots) 1.12 10. SV Students look at exhibits 1.14 11. SV & CU PAN "En Deshabillant Venus" by Pol Mara (model of Venus with woman looking over shoulder) (2 shots) 1.34 12. CU Heads of Venus in red, white & blue by Granval 1.39 13. SV Theatre Bidon with various stat statues of Venus & students throwing balls (4 shots) 1.54 Initials ESP/1800 ESP/1843 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 19th February 1973 12:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVASLR8LBMF1EGEFSDBFD03IT8S
  • Story Text: The armless but otherwise well-proportioned statue of Venus de Milo has enchanted art lovers since it was discovered in 1820, after being buried for centuries. Many modern artists have been inspired to produce work based on the original Venus, which is normally kept in the Louvre in Paris.

    Now an entire exhibition has been opened in Paris, every exhibit being a version of Venus. The contributors range from world-famous artist,s such as Dali and Man Ray, to those whose names are little-known but whose variations on the Venus theme are sometimes equally startling.

    SYNOPSIS: In Paris, exhibition devoted entirely to works of art inspired by the famous Venus de Milo statue.

    The exhibition indicates the strange compulsion the statue has held for artists since it was discovered by a peasant in 1820, after being buried for centuries. This version is called "Autopsie de Venus", and it was created last year by Michael Journiac.

    Venus with a little added uplift, and a photograph of an even more eccentric version by the well-known United States artist, Man Ray, are among the exhibits. Another is this head of Venus, surrounded by model soldiers. It's by Antoni Miralda.

    Visitors have a chance to compare the various versions with the original. There have been several romantic legends of how the statue lost its arms when Turks attacked the men taking it to France. The truth is - the arms were missing when it was found.

    The artist Pol Mara calls this composition "En Deshabillant Venus". it's another example of the fascination the Venus de Milo has for artists as well as the public. A fascination inexplicable to critics, who point out that, artistically, Venus is far from the best example of statuary of the hellenic period.

    Gerard Granval contributes heads of Venus in red, white and blue. And for anyone who's fed up with Venus altogether, there's the chance to get rid of their antipathy and their energy, in one go.
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