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Article: Art deco. (Report from Europe).(Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition)(Brief Article)
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- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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Following the exhibition devoted to art nouveau in 2000 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the logical successor is on view from March 27 until July 20. The aim of the exhibition, entitled Art Deco 1910-1 93 9, is to explore the development of the style in Europe in the years before World War I, its peak in 1925, and its subsequent spread around the world.
The show is divided into several sections. "The Style and the Age" includes typical objects from around the world, while "The Sources" contains artifacts from ancient Egypt and Greece as well as Japan, China, and other civilizations that influenced art deco designers. The Exposition internationale des ...