Laocoon Relooké

Authors

  • Isabelle Jouteur Professeur à l'Université de Poitiers

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol13.136

Keywords:

Laocoon, Contemporary Art, Academicism, Painting, 21st century

Abstract

This article focuses on the reception of the ancient statue of Laocoon in the arts and popular culture of the 21st century. It looks into why this icon has remained continuously present in the public’s collective imagination and covers, in particular, the recapturing of this motif by four contemporary painters : Richard Wallace (2002), Ron Milewicz (2005), Gilles Chambon (2008), Kent Monkman (2008). The article examines as well the new meanings associated with its treatment and finally explores the way our contemporary world deals with the notion of monument and the concept of academicism.

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Published

2021-11-08

Issue

Vol. 13 (2021): Antiquipop – Chefs d’œuvres revisités (ed. F. Bièvre-Perrin)

Section

Articles

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