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The Secession exhibition of 1901 was the high point Viennas involvement with the famous French sculptor. The present catalogue looks at the history of the annual Secession shows, Rodins skilful use of the media and the exhibitions, his influence on Austrian art and also the masterpieces that have been in the Belvedere collection since then. As a corresponding member of the Vienna Secession, Rodin had submitted works to its exhibitions since 1898. During the 9th Secession exhibition in 1901, Rodin had several major items on show in the central room, i.e. the Burghers of Calais, Balzac, The Age of Iron and Eve. In subsequent years, the Belvedere added further notable works to its Rodin collection, including the terracotta maquette for the Victor Hugo memorial, a bust of the same writer and Eve. The catalogue presents these masterpieces and selected loan works in order to illustrate the way Rodin wrestled with form. It also puts the works into their specific contexts. Individual chapters by selected Rodin experts focus on how shrewdly Rodin used his contacts in bourgeois society and intellectual circles to promote his works. After experiencing the fame the political scandal of his Balzac had brought him, he was quite willing to act opportunistically to fulfil his ambitions and further his career.
Very few artists had as many influential agents as Rodin, who was capable of winning over photographers such as Stephen Haweis and Henry Coles, Eugène Druet, Jacques-Ernest Bulloz and Edward Steichen to his cause. A chapter in the catalogue deals specifically with Steichens photos of Rodin in a pictorialist vein and the importance of photography for Rodin generally. Agnes Husslein-Arco, geb. 1954, Kunsthistorikerin und Kunstmanagerin. Von 1996-2000 Vorstandsmitglied der Wiener Secession, von 1981-2000 Geschäftsführerin von Sotheby's Österreich. 1990-98 Director of European Development des Guggenheim Museums und 1990-2000 Organisatorin der Guggenheim Association Salzburg und des Austrian Guggenheim Advisory Board. Sie ist Mitglied des World Wide Teams for Contemporary, Modern and Impressionist Art. Von 2001-2005 war Husslein Direktorin des Rupertinums in Salzburg. Die Eröffnung des Museums der Moderne am Mönchsberg im Jahr 2004 ist auch mit ihrem Namen verbunden. Ab 2007 Direktorin der Österreichischen Galerie Belvedere.
