Journal | MDCCC 1800
Monographic journal issue | 6 | 2017
Research Article | Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris
Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris
Imperial Politics and Exoticism at the Weltausstellung and Exposition Universelle
Abstract
This paper examines the exhibition of Islamic art at the Weltausstellung in Vienna (1873) and the Paris Exposition Universelle (1878). In particular, it explores how European officials represented both inhabitants and their traditional decorative arts. As will be demonstrated, such displays anticipated more scholarly, specialized exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries through their strategic concentration on objects from specific societies.
Submitted: Feb. 13, 2017 | Accepted: April 23, 2017 | Published July 31, 2017 | Language: en
Keywords Weltausstellung • Vienna • World’s Fair • Islamic Art • Paris • Exposition Universelle • Exhibition • Display • Fin-de-siècle • Persia • Ottoman Turkey
Copyright © 2017 Daniel Fulco. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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