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Congress Strands

1. The Art Nouveau Movement and National Identities (Art, Society and Thought)

2. The Decorative Programmes of Buildings (Homes, Hospitals, Factories, Institutions, etc.)

3. Lluís Domènech i Montaner and Art Nouveau Worldwide

4. Research and Doctoral Theses in Progress

Closing Session

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1. The Art Nouveau Movement and National Identities (Art, Society and Thought)

The coincidence in time between the construction of national identities and the irruption of Art Nouveau is cause for analysis and thought from a variety of perspectives. This relationship was more than temporary in many regions of Europe, and art in each of these countries was deeply tied to a society that ushered in a way of thinking entrenched in identity factors such as language, history and land.

This strand included presentations that critically explored these ties.

Can Art Set Us Free? Art Nouveau, Cultural Identities and the Dawn of Nations

Keynote Speech by Marikit Taylor


National Identities in Europe Around 1900

Opening Conference by Anne-Marie Thiesse

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List of Papers Presented in this Strand

Here you can download the papers with the respective abstracts and brief CV of the author. Papers are listed in alphabetical order of the author’s surname. All abstracts have a version in English, but full papers are each in the language in which they were submitted. You can also access the videos of the presentations of each paper at the Congress.

The Reception of Heinrich Vogeler’s Medievalism in Modernisme and its Connections with Nationalism

Irene Gras Valero

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Latvian Identity in Art Nouveau Architecture

Jānis Krastiņš

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Associations of Artists and National Identity: The Case of the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc

Maria Barbara Marchi

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Arab Revival, Art Nouveau, and Migrant Identities. The Architecture of Iberian Migrants in Latin America

Fernando Luis Martínez Nespral

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The Aspiration of a New Nation. Architecture in Uruguay 1894-1914

Tatiana Rimbaud Benigni

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The National Variant of Art Nouveau Architecture in Belgrade as a Manifestation of National Identity

Majda Sikošek

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About Aspects of Vocational Education in Transylvania Around 1900

Miklós Székely

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The Photographic and Printed Reception of Art Nouveau and National Identities Around 1900 in Europe

Jos Vandenbreeden

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2. The Decorative Programmes of Buildings (Homes, Hospitals, Factories, Institutions, etc.)

Art Nouveau was censured for decades because of its decorative overindulgence, which was connected to displaying the wealth of a clientele eager to be seen. Decorative programmes responded to a concept of beauty based on adornment. Initiatives to preserve and restore the heritage of each city have brought to the forefront the need to recover techniques and trades of the decorative and industrial arts related to Art Nouveau, and this has also increased a general awareness of its value.

Papers looking into such aspects were included in this strand.

The Ornament is the Message: From the use of Repertoires to Inspiration in Nature

Keynote Speech by Mireia Freixa and Pilar Vélez

List of Papers Presented in this Strand

Here you can download the papers with the respective abstracts and brief CV of the author. Papers are listed in alphabetical order of the author’s surname. All abstracts have a version in English, but full papers are each in the language in which they were submitted. You can also access the videos of the presentations of each paper at the Congress.

Iberian Styles Versus Global Taste: Influences on Spanish Modernismo and Portuguese Arte Nova Wall Tile Production

Mario Baeck

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The Medieval Palaces of the Siblings Isidra and Alexandre M. Pons i Serra

Núria Gil Farré

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The Search for National Identity in the Décor of Art Nouveau Residential and Public Buildings in Riga

Silvija Grosa

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Between Secession and Modernism - Stylised Ornaments of Folk Art on István Medgyaszay’s Buildings

Emese Kún

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Lluís Bonet’s Reforms in Josep Puig i Cadafalch’s work, in the Garí del Cros House in Argentona

Mònica Piera

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Pilar Portella and the Decorative Arts Made by Women During Modernisme

Cristina Rodríguez-Samaniego

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When Cinemas Were White. Art Nouveau Decorative Programmes of the first Urban Cinemas: New Metaphors

Jesús Ángel Sánchez-García

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Modernisme in the Barcelona Cemeteries

Adrià Terol

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The Restoration of the Dolors Calm house

Cristina Thió Lluch

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3. Lluís Domènech i Montaner and Art Nouveau Worldwide

To mark the occasion of the centenary of the death of the great Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, this strand proposed to explore his connections with architects, artists and intellectuals worldwide. On the one hand, everything related to his references and correspondence with Viollet-le-Duc, Berlage, Wagner or Olbrich, among others, and on the other hand, Domènech’s artistry in his disciples and followers.

Papers demonstrating how Domènech’s architecture and art were influenced by others, and how Domènech exerted influenced on others, or to what extent they had shared influences, were evaluated.

Lluís Domènech i Montaner, the Shape of the City

Keynote Speech by Enric Granell and Antoni Ramon


Recent Research on Antoni Gaudí’s Trencadís technique and its Invention on the Güell Pavilions

Special Presentation by Mireia Freixa and Marta Saliné

List of Papers Presented in this Strand

Here you can download the papers with the respective abstracts and brief CV of the author. Papers are listed in alphabetical order of the author’s surname. All abstracts have a version in English, but full papers are each in the language in which they were submitted. You can also access the videos of the presentations of each paper at the Congress.

“As if by magic”. Domènech i Montaner and the Painters Llimona, Baixeras and Riquer in the Hotel Internacional’s decoration

Esther Alsina

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Artistic and Technical Evolution in the Stained Glass Work of Lluís Domènech i Montaner

Jordi Bonet y Núria Gil

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The Intimate Universe of an Artist Musealised: The Domènech i Montaner House-Museum in Canet de Mar

José Ignacio Carrillo Martínez

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Medieval Fabrics: Models for Domènech i Montaner in his Work and his Cement Tiles

Vicente de la Fuente

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Influence of Owen Jones’s The Grammar of Ornament on the Plant Ornamentation of Domènech i Montaner

Fàtima López Pérez

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Influence of Lluís Domènech i Montaner on the Architectural Language of Pau Monguió i Segura’s Buildings in Teruel

Antonio Pérez Sánchez

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The art of Sgraffito and Domènech i Montaner: The Peculiarities of Use and Function

Daniel Pifarré Yañez

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Domènech i Montaner and Attached Houses in Barcelona's Eixample Disctrict

Maribel Rosselló i Paulina De la Torre

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Domènech i Montaner. The Power of the Scenary

Marta Saliné

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The Viennese Chairs of Palau de la Música Catalana: Function, Decoration, Evocation

Julio Vives Chillida

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4. Research and Doctoral Theses in Progress

The selection of papers within this strand prioritized presentations on any Art Nouveau-related topic by researchers or research groups that would contribute projects that may stimulate a discussion in which both postgraduate students working on their theses and more experienced researchers in the field of Art Nouveau could share their analyses and opinions.

Critique and Innovation: Historical Methodology and Art Nouveau

Keynote Speech by Paul Greenhalgh


Paris 1900: the World Capital of Art Nouveau?

Closing Conference by Hervé Doucet

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List of Papers Presented in this Strand

Here you can download the papers with the respective abstracts and brief CV of the author. Papers are listed in alphabetical order of the author’s surname. All abstracts have a version in English, but full papers are each in the language in which they were submitted. You can also access the videos of the presentations of each paper at the Congress.

“La parisienne” in Barcelona: the Reception of Art Nouveau Fashion in the Catalan Press at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Núria Aragonès Riu

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Miracles and Professional Results of the Research on Albert Kálmán Kőrössy Architecture

Eszter Baldavári

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L’inconnue de la Seine: From Collectors’ Item to Beauty Icon Among Fin-de-Siécle Artists

Juan Carlos Bejarano

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Princess Maria Tenisheva’s Historical Quests: Archaeology, Collecting Practices and Enamelwork

Hanna Chuchvaha

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An Incomplete Urban Image. Modernisme in Barcelona Through Discarded Projects

Carme Grandas

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Ironwork and the Secretive Art of Santiago Rusiñol and the Catalan Modernista Artists

Annemarie Iker

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Art Nouveau Architecture in Mexico City: First Results of a New Assessment

Paloma Cristina Jiménez Vega

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The Chocolate World of Apel·les Mestres

Xavier Jové Lagunas

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International Projection and Presence in Modernisme of French Poster-artist and Illustrator Léon Hingre

Pau Medrano-Bigas

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Decoration, Geometry, and Symbolism in the Casa de Maternitat i Expòsits of Camil Oliveras Gensana

Carles Rius Santamaria

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Ceramic Tile Walls: A Characteristic Late Art Nouveau Vestibule Decoration Material in Riga

Agnese Tambaka

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Victor Horta Versus Art Nouveau; the Architect Without a Style

Benjamin Zurstrassen

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Closing Session

Paris 1900: the World Capital of Art Nouveau?

Conferència de cloenda per Hervé Doucet

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About Safeguarding Art Nouveau Heritage for the Future – and How to Convey My Message to the Public

Olga C. Harmsen

Sponsoring of Art Nouveau Restorations by the World Monuments Fund

Pablo Longoria

Compiling a Worldwide Art Nouveau Inventory

Valentí Pons Toujouse

National Identity Through Architecture: Three Faces of Secession in Lviv, Ukraine

Yana Terletska

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