Date

• 1700s
• 1800s
• 1900s
• 2000s

Location

• America
• England
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands

Material

• Porcelain
• Silver
• Wood
• Works on Paper

Rococo Events

Rococo: The Continuing Curve
March 11, 2008
6:30 p.m.

From its inception, the exuberant, organic, and sensuous Rrococo style has inspired subsequent revivals and new movements. As rrococo’s influence once again gains momentum, Cooper-Hewitt invites scholars Laura Auricchio and Paul Greenhalgh, to discuss the social and cultural histories behind Rrococo in eighteenth-century France and its revival in Art Nouveau at the end of the nineteenth century. Exhibition viewing to follow.

Crossing Borders: The Transmission of Rococo
April 29, 2008
6:30 p.m.

During its first wave of influence, the sinuous and sensuous curves of rococo rapidly spread between across France, Holland, and Germany, developing a unique personality in each location. Cooper-Hewitt invites curators Henry Hawley, Reinier Baarsen, and Wolfram Koeppe to a panel discussion that examines the diapsora diaspora of rococo during the eighteenth century, and the regional differences in its expression. Exhibition viewing to follow.