What do you think of this? Recasting Rodins

[sonrisa]

I don't know. It rubs me the wrong way to continue casting bronzes long after his death. But on the flip side, it isn't like I'm against such things if the artist is alive and involved, especially someone as influential as Rodin. I know it isn't a new idea but the article got me thinking. 

www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/arts/design/recasting-rodins-life-and-work.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0

[insominac]

I like how there is a limited number of castings that can be done with each piece. If there's one thing the French are good at, it's protecting their cultural heritage.

Hopefully the museum is managing proceeds well so that when they run out of castings, there's an endowment left.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Doesn't make me as mad as the casting of degas bronzes- he didn't want that to happen. I think Rodin would've broken the molds if he didn't want any more replication.

[cville]

I'm not not okay with it. Lol.

[nursewife]

If it was just for profit, I'd be against it. Since it's going back into the building that houses so many of his pieces though, I think it's great. Since the building renovations and casts made from it may make art more accessible to others, I think it's great. I also liked ProfessorArtNerd's point that he likely would have broken the molds if he felt strongly about no more being made.

[mich1]

It sounds like the molds were the legacy that tRodin left to keep his art supported. As that is what is happening, I have to think that he has some incredible foresight, and it seems that the bronzes are not being recast inciscriminately.

We are going to be in Paris in Dec. this is one of my planned stops. I was there in 1999 the last time.

[dianecourt]

The gardens at the Rodin Museum are one of my favorite places on earth. If this helps to keep the legacy alive, I can support it.