Exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum under the title "The Cult of Beauty: the Aesthetic Movement, 1869-1900", Beauté, morale, volupté is another fascinating exhibit in the way the Musée d'Orsay does best, giving visitors a look into an entire movement encompassing all the arts from literature to painting to decorating, and without forgetting fashion.
The Aesthetic Movement regroup artists of Victorian England who strove to break away from a moralistic view of the arts developed in the earlier years of the 19th century. Oscar Wilde's role was mainly in defining the mouvance and giving it a name : "English Renaissance". In reality he put together ideas already developed by a number of different artists and theoricians : Morris, Ruskin, and Whistler.
Although their theories are the common thread of the exhibit, it is not necessary to understand them in their finest details to enjoy the show. Even so, the exhibit is quite dense and covers a topic that is not broadly known. Each room has an explanatory text written in French and in English. Beauté, morale, volupté must be visited attentively, and is definitely worth the detour.
Entrance to the exhibit is included in the 8€ museum entry fee (5€50 reduced price in certain cases). As the Orsay museum has high affluence on the weekends, it is suggested to go on a weekday.
- CSL
Beauté, morale, volupté dans l'Angleterre d'Oscar Wilde
September 13, 2011 to January 15, 2012
Musée d'Orsay
62 rue de Lille
Paris
+33 (0)1 40 49 48 14
Open Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 am - 6 pm
Open late Thursday til 9:45 pm
Closed Mondays
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