Still Raising Eyebrows after 150 Years feat. Lilianne Milgrom, author of L'Origine
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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
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