Constantin Meunier

Q: What is "Constantin Meunier" about?

Reduced Price! Now only € 10,00 instead of € 21,00 This book is the outcome of a collaborative research project between LGC, the Leuven Museumsite and STUK Arts Centre. On the occasion of the centennial anniversary of Constantin Meunier's death, the contributions by Sura Levine and Marjan Sterckx examine the importance of Meunier for Leuven, where he taught at the Arts Academy from 1887 until 1897 and lived from 1887 until 1894. As a complement, four authors from various disciplinary backgrounds address the actuality of Meunier's social realist thought today. Virginie Devillez investigates the possibilities of a social realist art after the debacle of socialist realism, focussing on the Belgian 20th century artistic context and the work of contemporary Belgian artists and filmmakers such as the frères Dardenne. Hilde Van Gelder specifically zooms in on the possibilities of making a social or critical realist art, comparing closely the work of Meunier and Sekula. Human rights specialist Eva Brems discusses the impact of contemporary globalisation on the current viability of social rights. Labour law expert Marc De Vos screens the jurisdictional actuality of social realist thought today, especially in respect to issues such as pensions and the greying of society.

Q: Who wrote "Constantin Meunier"?

"Constantin Meunier" was written by Hilde Van Gelder. Hilde Van Gelder is professor of art history at KU Leuven.

Q: What is the Table of Contents for "Constantin Meunier"?

Preface Constantin Meunier's Monument to Labour at the 1909 Meunier Exhibition in Leuven Sura Levine Constantin Meunier and Leuven (1887-1897). A Love-Hate Relationship Marjan Sterckx Dilemma between Engagement and Creativity Virginie Devillez 'Social Realism' Then and Now. Constantin Meunier and Allan Sekula Hilde Van Gelder Globalisation and Social Rights Eva Brems Meunier and the New Social Question Marc De Vos Bibliography

A Dialogue with Allan Sekula

Hilde Van Gelder (Author),

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Series: Lieven Gevaert Series 2

Category: Art, Media and Visual Culture, Photography

Language: English

ISBN: 9789058674883

Publication date: September 1, 2005

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Number of pages: 135

Size: 230 x 170 x 10 mm

Stock item: 45664

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Summary
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About the Author
FAQs

Reduced Price!
Now only € 10,00 instead of € 21,00

This book is the outcome of a collaborative research project between LGC, the Leuven Museumsite and STUK Arts Centre. On the occasion of the centennial anniversary of Constantin Meunier’s death, the contributions by Sura Levine and Marjan Sterckx examine the importance of Meunier for Leuven, where he taught at the Arts Academy from 1887 until 1897 and lived from 1887 until 1894. As a complement, four authors from various disciplinary backgrounds address the actuality of Meunier’s social realist thought today. Virginie Devillez investigates the possibilities of a social realist art after the debacle of socialist realism, focussing on the Belgian 20th century artistic context and the work of contemporary Belgian artists and filmmakers such as the frères Dardenne. Hilde Van Gelder specifically zooms in on the possibilities of making a social or critical realist art, comparing closely the work of Meunier and Sekula. Human rights specialist Eva Brems discusses the impact of contemporary globalisation on the current viability of social rights. Labour law expert Marc De Vos screens the jurisdictional actuality of social realist thought today, especially in respect to issues such as pensions and the greying of society.

Preface

Constantin Meunier’s Monument to Labour at the 1909 Meunier Exhibition in Leuven
Sura Levine

Constantin Meunier and Leuven (1887-1897). A Love-Hate Relationship
Marjan Sterckx

Dilemma between Engagement and Creativity
Virginie Devillez

‘Social Realism’ Then and Now. Constantin Meunier and Allan Sekula
Hilde Van Gelder

Globalisation and Social Rights
Eva Brems

Meunier and the New Social Question
Marc De Vos

Bibliography

Hilde Van Gelder

Hilde Van Gelder is professor of art history at KU Leuven.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is "Constantin Meunier" about?

Reduced Price!
Now only € 10,00 instead of € 21,00

This book is the outcome of a collaborative research project between LGC, the Leuven Museumsite and STUK Arts Centre. On the occasion of the centennial anniversary of Constantin Meunier's death, the contributions by Sura Levine and Marjan Sterckx examine the importance of Meunier for Leuven, where he taught at the Arts Academy from 1887 until 1897 and lived from 1887 until 1894. As a complement, four authors from various disciplinary backgrounds address the actuality of Meunier's social realist thought today. Virginie Devillez investigates the possibilities of a social realist art after the debacle of socialist realism, focussing on the Belgian 20th century artistic context and the work of contemporary Belgian artists and filmmakers such as the frères Dardenne. Hilde Van Gelder specifically zooms in on the possibilities of making a social or critical realist art, comparing closely the work of Meunier and Sekula. Human rights specialist Eva Brems discusses the impact of contemporary globalisation on the current viability of social rights. Labour law expert Marc De Vos screens the jurisdictional actuality of social realist thought today, especially in respect to issues such as pensions and the greying of society.

Who wrote "Constantin Meunier"?

"Constantin Meunier" was written by Hilde Van Gelder.

Hilde Van Gelder is professor of art history at KU Leuven.

Is "Constantin Meunier" part of a series?

Yes, "Constantin Meunier" is part of the "Lieven Gevaert Series" series. It's book 2 in the series.

Named after a ground-breaking figure in the Belgian photography industry, the Lieven Gevaert Series is a peer reviewed series of innovative books on photography. Launched in 2004, the LG Series takes into account the ubiquitous presence of photography within modern culture and, in particular, the visual arts. At the forefront of contemporary thinking on photography, the books offer new insights in the position of the photographic medium within the art historical, theoretical, social and institutional contexts.

The Lieven Gevaert Series is published by Leuven University Press, in collaboration with 'The Lieven Gevaert Research Centre for Photography, Art and Visual Culture' at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Université catholique de Louvain (www.lievengevaertcentre.be).

The series covers four types of publications:

outstanding monographic studies
multi-authored volumes on a specific topic
book length projects with artists
translations and/or reprints of classic texts.

All books are published in English and are written for an international audience of scholars.

Format

All books in the series are published in 17*23 cm paperback with French flaps, printed in black and white on white maco paper and with a maximum page extent of 300 pages (120.000 words) including images (unless agreed otherwise).

Authors interested in publishing their book in Open Access can check out the funding options here. Open access books are published under a creative commons license.

Series editors

Hilde Van Gelder, KU Leuven
Alexander Streitberger, UCLouvain

Proposals

Proposals and enquiries can be sent to the series editors.

Please make use of the submission form to present the full manuscript to our board.
Authors interested in Open Access can consult the available funding options.

Links & Resources

Proposal Submission Form

Guidelines to submit a book proposal for the Lieven Gevaert Series

Open Access & Funding Options

What is the Table of Contents for "Constantin Meunier"?

Preface

Constantin Meunier's Monument to Labour at the 1909 Meunier Exhibition in Leuven
Sura Levine

Constantin Meunier and Leuven (1887-1897). A Love-Hate Relationship
Marjan Sterckx

Dilemma between Engagement and Creativity
Virginie Devillez

'Social Realism' Then and Now. Constantin Meunier and Allan Sekula
Hilde Van Gelder

Globalisation and Social Rights
Eva Brems

Meunier and the New Social Question
Marc De Vos

Bibliography

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