Alexandre Diop at the Josephinum

For the first time, contemporary art will be presented in the premises of the historical wax models at the Josephinum. Together with the Shariat Collections, the Josephinum is showing a selection of works by the French-Senegalese artist Alexandre Diop. Art-historical references, human anatomy and an independent artistic strategy enter into a dialogue with the 18th-century objects in the Josephinum. There will be a press tour on 25 April 2023. Since its foundation in 1785, the Josephinum has housed the collection of anatomical wax models created by Joseph II for the foundation of the Military Surgical Academy in Florence. On one hand, the collection served as illustrative material for teaching, on the other, it was already accessible to the public at that time. As didactically valuable teaching aids, the wax preparations are supplemented with coloured drawings and descriptions in Italian and German.