Could Rococo’s Relatability Make It the Next Big Thing?

If we look closely at the time we’re living in, several unsettling parallels emerge with the Rococo period, both artistically and socially. Long dismissed as frivolous, Rococo eventually revealed itself as an aesthetic forged in the crucible of instability—a language of resistance shaped by ongoing cultural and societal crisis. Its signature deflections, its elegance, charm, sensuality and apparent naïveté were never merely decorative but rather deliberate strategies. In an age marked by political fragility...