Gränslöst: 1700-tal speglat i nuet = Unbounded : the eighteenth century mirrored by the present

Abstract

What do Alexander Roslin's high-society portraits and Tobias Bernstrup's photographic self-stagings in lacquer and pumps have in common? At the end of the eigthteenth century, new boundaries were drawn regarding gender identitiy, the way of seeing nature, and the relationship between the West and China. In our times, those boundaries are questioned and transcended anew, which opens up for new perspectives on art, fashion, and handicraft of the eighteenth century. Conversely, eighteenth century art may tell us something about our times.

Contents

Vardag och förkonstling : inledning till "Gränslöst: 1700-tal speglat i nuet" = Everyday life and artificiality : introduction to "Unbounded: the eighteenth century mirrored by the present" / Kristoffer Arvidsson -- Könsöverskridandets estetik : porträttkonst och mode i tidigmodern visuell kultur = The aesthetics of gender transgression : portraiture and fashion in early modern visual culture / Patrik Steorn -- Identitetslekar i porträttkonst = Playing with identity in portraiture / Bia Mankell -- Från Roslin till Bernstrup : identitet, kropp och kostym ur ett multisensoriskt perspektiv = From Roslin to Bernstrup : identity, body, and dress from a multisensory perspective / Viveka Kjellmer -- Kineseriet : gränsöverskridande gränsmarkör = Chinoiserie : crossing boundaries to define the boundary / Ritwa Herjulfsdotter -- Från idealitet till romantik : landskapsbilder i 1700-talets Sverige = From idealism to romanticism : landscape pictures in eighteenth-century Sweden / Kristoffer Arvidsson.