In connection with the major spring and summer exhibition Fantasy and Reality – The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel, this conference aims at placing Sergel within an international, historical, and art-historical context. His artistic practice is discussed from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective.
Date and time
Friday 29 May, 11:15–16:30
Admission
Free
Language
English
Location
The South courtyard, ground floor
Limited number of seats, no pre-bookings
About the event
The conference addresses questions such as:
- How were artistic models spread and interpreted between Stockholm and the rest of Europe, with Rome as a cultural center?
- What did Sergel’s international network look like?
- What views on the body, sexuality, and eroticism prevailed, and how were these aspects expressed in Sergel’s work and that of his contemporaries?
- How did the creative process take shape?
- What role did Sergel play in his relationship with Gustav III?
- How was Sergel’s artistic legacy formed, and how widely was his art disseminated after his death?
The conference is organized in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and Nationalmuseum. All presentations are held in English.
Schedule
11:15, Welcome
11:30–12:30, Key Note
Magnus Olausson, Nationalmuseum:
"Mr Sergel is undoubtedly the first sculptor in Europe". Contemporary Reception and Historical Legacy
12:30–13:30, Lunchbreak
13:30–15:00, The Sculptor’s Hand
Virginie Guffroy, The Louvre: Sergel and the French Sculptors of the Late 18th Century
Kira Kofoed, Thorvaldsen’s Museum: Nature and Antiquity – Emotion and Reflection. Sergel and Thorvaldsen
Linda Hinners, Nationalmuseum: Ways of Seeing. Sergel – Between Michelangelo and Rodin
15:00 15:15, Break
15:15–16:15, Art, Power and Desire in Sergel’s Stockholm
Otto Ruin, Stockholm University: Becoming Swedish – Sergel, Desprez and Gustav III:s National Programme
My Hellsing, Dalarna University: Belles Fesses and Bare Breasts. Gender, Sexuality, Class and Genre Through Sergel’s art
16:15–16:30, Concluding remarks
More information
For more information, please contact Linda Hinners, linda.hinners@nationalmuseum.se or Daniel Prytz, daniel.prytz@nationalmuseum.se.