Sculpture and the Nordic Region

Taylor & Francis

Sculpture and the Nordic RegionAuthor(s): Sara Ayres, Elettra Carbone\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472483652, 978-1472483652\nSynopsis\nHistories of sculpture within the Nordic region are under-studied and the regions influence upon and translation of influences from elsewhere in Europe remain insufficiently traced. This volume brings to light individual histories of sculptural mobility from the early modern period onwards. Examining the movement of sculptures, sculptors, practices, skills, styles and motifs across borders, through studios andpublic architectures, within popular and print culture and via texts, the essays collected here consider the extent to which the sculptural artwork is changed by its physical movement and its transfigurations in other media. How does the meaning and form of these objects performatively respond to the pressure of their relocations and rematerialisations? Conversely, how d.