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Art on Screen: Klimt and The Kiss

Discover the scandalous life and the rich tapestry of extraordinary influences behind one of the world's favorite and most evocative paintings.

11/5/2023
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Films
Fee required. Tickets required.

Discover the scandalous life and the rich tapestry of extraordinary influences behind one of the world's favorite and most evocative paintings.

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognised and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm walls from Beijing to Boston. Painted in Vienna around 1908, the evocative image of an unknown couple embracing has captivated viewers with its mystery, sensuality and dazzling materials ever since it was created. But what lies behind the appeal of the painting—and just who was the artist who created it? Delving into the details of real gold, decorative designs, symbolism and simmering erotica, a close study of the painting takes us to remarkable, turn-of-the-century Vienna when a new world was battling with the old. 

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For more information, contact:
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Hopkins.Center.for.the.Arts@dartmouth.edu
603 646 2422
Permanent URL to this event: https://president.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=71614

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