Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau - Season 1 - Eps 2: British Cities
London didn’t embrace the erotic curves of Art Nouveau quite as rapturously as Paris. But Oscar Wilde did, especially the drawings of daring young Aubrey Beardsley. Then Wilde was carted off to jail for “gross indecency”, leaving both their reputations in tatters and straitlaced Victorians with a deep mistrust for this continental smut masquerading as art. Stephen Smith examines the influence art nouveau had on British art and design in the early part of the 20th century. He explores the work of illustrator Aubrey Beardsley and architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, as well as delving into the careers of less celebrated figures, including Mackintosh's wife Margaret MacDonald and artist and craftswoman Mary Watts. Smith also considers how entrepreneur Arthur Liberty helped popularise the art nouveau style through his London department store.
About Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau
Title: Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau
First Air Date: 2012-03-22
Last Air Date: 2012-04-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: BBC Four
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
How the Art Nouveau movement flourished in the burgeoning cities of Europe at the end of the 19th century.
Cast
Stephen Smith
Self - Presenter
