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Bellow, Juliet
The Art bulletin (New York, N.Y.), 09/2019, Letnik: 101, Številka: 3Journal Article
In 1906, Auguste Rodin created more than 150 drawings of the Cambodian Royal Ballet, a troupe brought by King Sisowath to the Colonial Exposition held in Marseille. The drawings' apparent simplicity belies their complex relations to colonial politics, the Cambodian dance technique, and Rodin's artistic project. Diffused through the mass media, they both habituated viewers to Rodin's controversial style and justified French domination of the Cambodian Protectorate. Though distorted by an unequal power dynamic, the drawings also allowed Sisowath to further his political goals and recorded performances now lost to history.
