The poster keeps in it art, technique, design and advertising, showing with immediacy the taste and the changes of each epoch. This is why the MKG - Museum für Kunst und gewerbe, the museum in Hamburg dedicated to the relationship between art and commerce, celebrates its history, enclosing in “The Poster. 200 years of Art and History” the work of over 200 international artists.
It begins from the origins, when in Paris in 1830 (almost coinciding with the birth of photography) first advertisements appeared on the city walls. Until the outbreak of fin de siècle, when important figures like Henri de Toulouse-lautrec, Pierre Bonnard and Alfons Mucha gave life to iconic images symbolizing the rising modern society. Many stylistic elements of Art Nouveau came back in the 1960s thanks to Pop Art. Also Italian authors are showcased, such as the photograph Oliviero Toscani and his historical advertisements created for Benetton.
- Title:
- The Poster. 200 Years of Art and History
- Dates:
- 28 February until 20 September 2020
- Venue:
- MKG - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe
- Address:
- Steintorpl., 20099 Amburgo, Germania