„DIE NEUEN BILDER DES AUGUSTUS – Macht und Medien im antiken Rom“
“THE NEW IMAGES OF AUGUSTUS – Power and Media in Ancient Rome”
“Augustus marks a turning point in Roman history. The first emperor (27 BC to AD 14) not only possessed immense power, but also employed innovative communication strategies. The first Augustus exhibition in Germany in more than 30 years examines this central aspect of ancient image culture.
More than 200 art objects, including statues, busts, reliefs, wall paintings, coins, and ceramics from the Augustan period exemplify the veritable image boom that emerged under the first Roman emperor. The exhibits originate, among others, from the Louvre in Paris, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, the Capitoline Museums and the Vatican Museums in Rome, the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, and other important European museums and collections.”* *
© Text from the exhibition brochure.
*Text from the exhibition brochure: “THE NEW IMAGES OF AUGUSTUS – Power and Media in Ancient Rome”, Bucerius Kunst Forum, 8 October 2022 – 15 January 2023, Hamburg.
**Head of Augustus with civic crown of the Primaporta type; Tiberian or Claudian copy, model circa 27 BC; marble; Munich, State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek, Inv. GL 350A WAF (© State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek), Bucerius Kunst Forum brochure, Hamburg, Germany.
DIE NEUEN BILDER DES AUGUSTUS: (THE NEW IMAGES OF AUGUSTUS) Assemblage, object frame, glass rods, exhibition brochure image**, acrylic, 30 cm x 30 cm, 2023.
DIE NEUEN BILDER DES AUGUSTUS: (THE NEW IMAGES OF AUGUSTUS) Assemblage, object frame, glass rods, exhibition brochure image**, acrylic, 30 cm x 30 cm, 2023.