Arch of Hysteria - Between Madness and Ecstasy : Snoeck Publishing Company : 9783864424199 : 3864424194 : 15 Jan 2024 : The » great arc&« or » arc de cercle&« (Arch of Hysteria) with its ambivalence of loss of control and domination, is a seductive motif that has a long tradition in the history of art and culture. It can be found in representations of dance and acrobatics, though it also describes physical or psychological illnesses: the overextended (female) body expresses ecstatic rapture or even a psychotic disorder, yet in dance it stands for virtuoso body control and expressiveness. With » Arch of Hysteria&« , the Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, centers an exhibition entirely on this powerful visual motif. Works of art from the last one hundred years and various contexts, are on display, tracing the variety of expressive possibilities inherent in the pose - to the point of transforming it in