The cutting of the Dutch govermental cultural funding in the last decade has had an impact on particularly Dutch small museums. This thesis will provide an overview on the rise and fall of Dutch...Show moreThe cutting of the Dutch govermental cultural funding in the last decade has had an impact on particularly Dutch small museums. This thesis will provide an overview on the rise and fall of Dutch governmental cultural funding and the rise of private funding in the museal field. It will also dive into the museal practice of small Dutch art museums. How have they dealt with declining governmental funding and how does this relate to private funding? These questions are at the heart of this thesis.Show less
Neo-Palladianism in the United Kingdom followed a clear formula when it was first introduced in the 1720s: small and compact villas, a central portico and references to the Villa Emo or La Rotonda....Show moreNeo-Palladianism in the United Kingdom followed a clear formula when it was first introduced in the 1720s: small and compact villas, a central portico and references to the Villa Emo or La Rotonda. This concept changed significantly till the 1750s: wings were added, the complexes became wider and references became more diverse. The early 18th century was also a time of change for the political and social situation in the United Kingdom. The Hanoverians took over the throne from the Stuarts in 1714 and the Whigs governed the country for almost three decades. At the same time the world had become more global thanks to colonization and Britain was constantly in conflict with continental Europe. This meant that the collective identity of the British elite had to be newly created. This thesis discusses how Neo-Palladian country houses on the English countryside were used to create this new collective identity of the British elite in the 1750s?Show less
This thesis offers an analysis of several contemporary artworks that address the role of imagery on the Internet, which increasingly constitutes our worldview. Although the key role of the Internet...Show moreThis thesis offers an analysis of several contemporary artworks that address the role of imagery on the Internet, which increasingly constitutes our worldview. Although the key role of the Internet in processes of interculturalization is often put forward, recent changes in the functioning of our browsers, search engines and our use of social media do not allow for worldviews to be expanded or enriched by the Internet. Rather, mechanisms such as ‘personalization’, the use of social media as multimedia browsers, and commercial governing hubs of images are likely to result in a reaffirmation of worldviews. Online visual culture plays a key role within these mechanisms. With different strategies and media, the works and online interventions discussed in this thesis elucidate important aspects of the way information and visual imagery on the Internet is mediated and disseminated.Show less
