To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is showcasing visual representations of the moon — from the dawn of photography through the present in the exhibition titled “Apollo’s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography”. “There are 27 lenders to the exhibition, including museums, libraries, university archives, artists’ foundations and individual collectors. AdvertisingAlongside the scientific achievements, the show also explores the use of the camera to create fanciful depictions of space travel and life on the moon, including George Melies’ original drawings for his film A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune, 1902) and a large selection of “paper moon” studio portraits from the early 20th century. As the technology of both photography and telescopes advanced, images of the moon grew sharper and more detailed. The final section of the show focusses on art created in the wake of the 1969 moon landing through the present day, including works by Nancy Graves, Aleksandra Mir, Nam June Paik and Robert Rauschenberg.

Source: Indian Express July 21, 2019 18:33 UTC