{"id":22800,"date":"2020-02-10T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=22800"},"modified":"2024-11-19T12:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:29:20","slug":"into-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/into-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Night exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/steinlen.jpg\" alt=\"Steinlen drawing\" class=\"wp-image-22804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/steinlen.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/steinlen-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Put away the book, slip those dancing feet into something more comfortable, grab your coat, and pop over to Belvedere&#8217;s <em>Into the Night<\/em> exhibition to celebrate the artistic legacy of clubs and cabarets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore the modern art created and inspired by venues across eight decades and several continents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works include those by the likes of Arp, Dix, Toulouse-Lautrec, Prince Twins Seven Seven, and other international artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also features an astonishing reconstruction of the bar at <em>Kabarett Fledermaus<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runs Feb 14 &#8211; Jun 1, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All display information is in English, too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\">Belvedere info &amp; overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">exhibition listings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cabarets and clubs in modern art<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chatnoir.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chatnoir.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chatnoir-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Th\u00e9ophile-Alexandre Steinlen, R\u00e9ouverture du Cabaret du Chat Noir, 1896, \u00a9 Victoria and Albert Museum, London)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the more iconic images of France is the black cat on posters associated with the <em>Chat Noir<\/em> cabaret of 19th-century Paris. Now there&#8217;s a picture that conjures up smoke-filled rooms, top-hatted patrons, the satisfying sting of cognac, and the teasing cries of the performers. (All of which might just be my imagination).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The point is that the poster inspired by the club has left an indelible impression on art and cultural history. Which brings us nicely to  Belvedere&#8217;s <em>Into the Night<\/em> exhibition, which celebrates exactly that: the influence of cabarets, clubs, caf\u00e9s, and similar on various forms of modern art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curator, Florence Ostende, takes a handful of locations from around the world and demonstrates how they provided a platform for new ideas and trends, driving inspiration and inventiveness within their walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each location gets a section to itself, with most in the Lower Belvedere Palace and four in the attached Orangery gallery. Exhibits and text then explain and illustrate, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The art represented by the venue itself, such as <em>Caf\u00e9 L&#8217;Aubette<\/em>&#8216;s abstract architecture of the 1920s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The art created at the venue, such as promotional posters or performances (like those of modern dance pioneer, Lo\u00efe Fuller, at <em>Folies-Berg\u00e8re<\/em> in the 1890s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The art inspired by the venue, such as Jacob Lawrence&#8217;s 1951 work, <em>Vaudeville<\/em>, inspired by what he saw during the Harlem Renaissance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Art here is used in its widest context: a pot pourri of music, literature, dance, design, and the graphic arts&#8230;all made possible by an avant garde atmosphere redolent with the radical thinking and innovation that these venues encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clubs covered span various eras and regions, from late 19th-century Paris, through turn-of-the century Vienna and 1920s Rome and New York, to 1960s Tehran and Ibadan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artists featured in the 300+ works exhibited include such resonant local names as Hoffmann and Kokoschka, but also international artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Rivi\u00e8re, Jean (Hans) Arp, Hannah H\u00f6ch, or Prince Twins Seven Seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That famous <em>Chat Noir<\/em> poster is the first thing you see, but the very last exhibit (right at the back of the Orangery) is the one that leaves the biggest impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reconstruction of the <em>Kabarett Fledermaus<\/em> bar from 1907 Vienna features over 7000 mosaic tiles and a cocktail of colour that no drink could ever hope to match. We can thank the University of Applied Arts Vienna for the implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-moderne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28303\">Vienna modernism<\/a> can also enjoy a few mementos of the time, from a Josef Hoffmann ashtray to a poster by Fritz Lang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My other personal highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shadowtheatre.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shadowtheatre.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shadowtheatre-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Exhibition view INTO THE NIGHT Photo: Johannes Stoll \/ Belvedere, Vienna)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 1934 map of Harlem nightclubs by cartoonist E. Simms Campbell, with such annotations as (for Club Hot Cha) &#8220;&#8230;nothing happens before 2am. Ask for Clarence.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The shadows projected by zinc silhouettes, illustrating the shadow theatre created by Henri Rivi\u00e8re at the <em>Chat Noir<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec&#8217;s 1893 series of lithographs of Ms Fuller in mid-flight, so to speak; a transformation of shape and colour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fortunato Depero&#8217;s 1922 <em>Dance of the Devils<\/em> tapestry from Rome&#8217;s Cabaret del Diavolo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reconstructions of the striking wall silhouettes and sculpted facade from Nigeria&#8217;s Mbari Mbayo and Mbari Artists and Writers Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A collaboration with London&#8217;s Barbican Centre, the exhibition runs from February 14th to June 1st, 2020. Just grab a normal entrance ticket for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/lower-belvedere\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3384\">Lower Belvedere<\/a> or use a Vienna Pass (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/vienna-pass-review\/\">my review<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the exhibition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike normal exhibitions at Belvedere, <em>Into the Night<\/em> spans two locations: the Lower Belvedere palace building itself and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/orangery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3631\">orangery<\/a> just outside. Find directions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/gettingthere3\/\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Rennweg 6, 1030 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1ksawXWFMVD9bljA48Gi7_VvWSfI\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Put away the book, slip those dancing feet into something more comfortable, grab your coat, and pop over to Belvedere&#8217;s Into the Night exhibition to celebrate the artistic legacy of clubs and cabarets. 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