tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411615.post3451710483278628865..comments2023-06-24T16:06:41.407+07:00Comments on andy's cambodia : andybrouwer.blogspot.com: Little Sap and Monsieur RodinAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138808270729932935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411615.post-90581666751710769282007-06-05T19:09:00.000+07:002007-06-05T19:09:00.000+07:00Thanks Anon. This is what I wrote about Rodin back...Thanks Anon. This is what I wrote about Rodin back at the end of last year when some of his Khmer-inspired drawings came to Cambodia:<BR/><BR/>One exhibition that I will definitely visit when I get into town on 12 January are the Auguste Rodin drawings at the National Museum in Phnom Penh. The exhibition opened last week and contains 40 (out of 150) of the sculptor/artist's most famous drawings, which he completed in 1906 after being captivated by the Royal Ballet dancers of King Sisowath, who were visiting France at that time. The French government are sponsoring the exhibition (which will run through til 11 February) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of King Sisowath’s visit, and to house the fragile works on paper, a wing of the National Museum has been renovated and a room with temperature and humidity controls room constructed. The Rodin exhibition will be some compensation for about 100 of the best pieces at the museum that are currently out of the country and on display in Bonn, Germany. However, their absence has allowed another 100 items to be taken from the museum's storeroom for a rare display. Every cloud has a silver lining.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138808270729932935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411615.post-32475110121272810552007-06-05T09:21:00.000+07:002007-06-05T09:21:00.000+07:00Interesting, I'll definitely check out the book. S...Interesting, I'll definitely check out the book. So is it true that Rodin went to Cambodia, or is it just part of the story? I heard a rumor that he did, but when I went to the Rodin Museum just last weekend to see if there were any Khmer-inspired art, sadly, I didn't see any. Anyways, I always love your blog... always interesting entries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com