From Guild to Genius: Inventing “The Artist” in Western Culture
- , Becker GalleryThis exhibition traces shifting conceptions of “the artist” in the Western world from the medieval era, through the Renaissance, until today. In asking how and when individual creative genius came to be prized—and protected—the exhibition explores how long-standing paradigms have influenced the names that are remembered in the historical record today and what recognizing these historical forces might mean for the future.
