Exhibition of Rejects

Why it's better to be a reject. Are YOU?

The Salon des Refusés, French for "exhibition of rejects" (French pronunciation: [salɔ̃ de ʁəfyze]), is generally an exhibition of works rejected by the jury of the official Paris Salon, but the term is most famously used to refer to the Salon des Refusés of 1863.

The glamorous event of 1863 was actually sponsored by the French government. In that year, artists protested the Salon jury's rejection of more than 3,000 works, far more than usual. "Wishing to let the public judge the legitimacy of these complaints," said an official notice, Emperor Napoléon III decreed that the rejected artists could exhibit their works in an annex to the regular Salon. Many critics and the public ridiculed the refusés, which included such now-famous paintings as Édouard Manet's Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) [1] and James McNeill Whistler's Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl. But the critical attention also legitimized the emerging avant-garde in painting. The Impressionists successfully exhibited their works outside the Salon beginning in 1874.

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[metalhead69x]

just wanna thank you cause you make us your videos. :)

[valsartdiary]

<3<3<3 :)

[zzzxxyy]

The best artists have always been the ones that never did what the critics, art snobs, deans, auctioneers, and wanna-be art snobs wanted them to do. Peace, and eat them cookies!

[valsartdiary]

well said

[hypnosguy]

All that the know it all's knew is what art sold good yesterday and that was what they thought was good. If the art made money it was good art. If it was outside the envelope it wasn't.. I would of gone to the reject show to see all my friends, the rejects. lol

[valsartdiary]

<3

[raeart]

very nice Val! hows your paintings coming along?

[CinematicComics]

you know your art history Val.i'm a reject.my own art is awesome but unfortunately gathers dust on my own exhibition wall on my living space.isn't funny intellectuals in all the arts get to tell us what art,what greatness is?it's time all these communists were removed from every gallery,dance studio,music studio,comic book company&book publishing company.i believe the work speaks for itself.the internet gives all of us a chance to make it big!fuck the critics&let them eat their cookies!

[Steve Robinson]

I am constantly rejected ! So I must be a great artist !

[GrinahStones]

the 'clickety click' (clique?)...ain't that the truth!

p.s ...are you on holiday/in hospital/abducted by aliens? (or summatt!) 

[treasurejames]

I think I'm in love with you

[Andreas Clarke]

Guess not...

[Andreas Clarke]

Hey Val don't know if you'll reply personally but anyway, were you in Baltimore recently? Thought I saw you... Peace

[WorldofArt1988]

That was really interesting

[xmenrus]

flowers in their HAIR....not heads...le quiero ayudar senorita.

[Patrick G. Alexander]

Exhibition for rejects, how cool, I guess their is hope for my mediocre work-- Hahahaha.

[Valery Pasanau]

ur so right valstar, cheers ! *