. Hardly any other cultural ritual can be so variably interpreted as the kiss - be it passionate, romantic, brotherly, or frivolous. This historical investigation spans a large temporal arch from Art Nouveau, Symbolism, and Décadence up to the present day: each period treating this motif in an all but obsessive manner, to the present day. The catalogue presents the motif in various genres and provides interesting excursions into the fields of literature, music, and advertising. Hardly any other cultural ritual can be so variably interpreted as the kiss - be it passionate, romantic, brotherly, or frivolous. This historical investigation spans a large temporal arch from Art Nouveau, Symbolism, and Décadence up to the present day: each period treating this motif in an all but obsessive manner, to the present day. The catalogue presents the motif in various genres and provides interesting excursions into the fields of literature, music, and advertising. Skryť popis