The Art of Scent 1889-2014 at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid

There is not much to see, but definitely a lot to sniff at at the olfactory art exhibition ‘The Art of Scent 1889 — 2014’, hosted by the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain.

Curated by Chandler Burr, former perfume critic at The New York Times, the exhibition is an updated version of a previous exhibition that was presented in the New York Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in 2012.

Like its predecessor, it presents perfume makers as artists, placing their olfactory works on the same level as creations of art, literature and music.