Opening to the public on 21st November at Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, 'The Art of Scent 1889 - 2014' is the first major museum presentation to recognise scent as a major medium of artistic creation just like painting, music, literature or film.

The Art of Scent 1889 - 2014 is a revised version of The Art of Scent 1889 - 2012, held at New York Museum of Arts and Design between November 2012 and February 2013. It is the first major museum presentation dedicated to the design and aesthetics of olfactory art. Starting from the late 19th century, when the introduction of synthetic molecules freed scent artists from the constraints of natural materials, the exhibition charts the major stylistic developments in fragrance design to the present day.

Each scent is presented as a unique artwork, rooted in its respective cultural history and described in art - historical terms, much as we would expect a painting or piece of music to be presented to us.

The Art of Scent 1889 — 2014 offers insights into the creative visions and intricate processes of noted perfumers by presenting 8 fragrances.

Romanticism. Jicky by Aimé Guerlain for Guerlain.
Modernism. Chanel Nº5 by Enest Beaux for Chanel.
Surrealism. Angel by Olivier Cresp for Thierry Mugler.
Neo-Romanticism. Prada Amber by Carlos Benaïm, Max Gavarry and Clément Gavarri for Prada.
Photorealism. Eau de Lierre by Fabrice Pellegrin for Diptyque.
Contemporary Figurative. J’Adore l’Absolu by François Demachy for Dior.
Neoclassicism. Acqua Universalis by Francis Kurkdjian for Maison Francis Kurkdjian.
20th Century Retro. Aura by Emilio Valeros for Loewe.

Different lectures and workshops will complement the exhibition.

The Art of Scent 1889 — 2014
Where.- Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid.
When.- from 21st November 2014 to 4th February 2015.

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Chandler Burr is one of the most highly regarded perfume experts. For four years (2006-2010) he was a fragrance critic for The New York Times. He is also the author of several books: The Emperor of Scent: A story of Perfume, Obsession and the Last Mystery of the Senses, The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York and Dior: The Perfumes (Ed. Rizzoli), published at the end of last September.

Burr currently heads the New York Department of Olfactory Art, originally founded at the Museum of Art and Design in New York (MAD Museum). In the last year he has been the curator of two other exhibitions, Classic Fragrances from 1370 to 2013 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills (United States) and Hyper-Natural. Perfumes from Design to Art at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (Australia).

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Published on: November 22, 2014
Cite: "Círculo de Bellas Artes to present exhibition on the Art of Scent" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/circulo-de-bellas-artes-present-exhibition-art-scent> ISSN 1139-6415
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