'Sculpture Victorious: Art in the Age of Invention 1837-1901' at Tate Britain aims at presenting Imperial Britain as elegant in spite of the obvious lack of restraint and excessive theatricality of their sculptures. Instead of deconstructing this paradox, the Tate show presents it as a scholarly fact. In fact, it is as if this exhibition were curated by the Victorians themselves. Take, for example, one of the show's central pieces; Sir William Reynold-Stephens' 'A Royal Game' (1906-11) which pre...
'Sculpture Victorious: Art in the Age of Invention 1837-1901' at Tate Britain aims at presenting Imperial Britain as elegant in spite of the obvious lack of restraint and excessive theatricality of their sculptures. Instead of deconstructing this paradox, the Tate show presents it as a scholarly fact. In fact, it is as if this exhibition were curated by the Victorians themselves. Take, for example, one of the show's central pieces; Sir William Reynold-Stephens' 'A Royal Game' (1906-11) which pre...
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