Join me as I chat with Lilianne Milgrom, author of L’Origine, an intriguing novel about the creation and history of L’Origine du Monde by Gustave Courbet, one of the world’s most provocative paintings.
Highlights:
- Why Courbet's L'Origine du Monde is still raising eyebrows after 150 years
- The effect of the painting on Lilianne
- Gustave Courbet and realism
- How reactions to L'Origine du Monde are like those to a Rorschach test
- Is the painting odious or empowering?
- The Paris Commune of 1870 and its role in L'Origine
- A reading from the novel
- Advice for authors
Press Play now & be sure to check out L'Origine on Art In Fiction.
View L'Origine du Monde at the Musée d'Orsay.
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Lilianne Milgrom's Website
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Music Credits
Intro: Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
Ad: Celtic Calypso, performed by Lunar Adventures; composed by Gregg Simpson
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