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Pleasures, Taboos, Magic

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  • 419 Park Ave S , New York, NY
  • 90 minutes

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Pleasures, Taboos, Magic: Art History in Perfume Advertising

It takes imagination to advertise perfume. Inside their bottles, perfumes are ephemeral and virtually invisible products---tinted liquids designed to evaporate as soon as they're used. For advertising's purposes, the experience of smell needs to be connected to the experience of sight. In this quest to promote scent through pictures, designers have often turned to art history for inspiration, quoting or appropriating works of art to create a mood, make a statement, or enhance a perfume's prestige. 

This illustrated Olio brings together ads from the past century that attempted to evoke (and sell) perfumes through references to fine art. Is a picture worth a thousand sniffs?

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  • Cancellations made at least 2 business days in advance of the class will be honored with a refund less 5% cancellation fee.
  • Students who cancel less than 2 business days prior to the start time of the class will receive a credit towards a future class.

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This class: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review

  • Pleasures, Taboos, Magic

    LOVED this class. Jessica was incredibly knowledgeable. She presented beautiful images of modern advertisements and classical art and the juxtaposition of the two was fascinating. I would highly recommend her lectures and look forward to attending another.
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