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Expressionist Utopias. Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy
Door Timothy O. Benson e.a.
Categorie | Algemeen Architectuur & Bouwkunde |
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Boeknummer | #242730 |
Titel | Expressionist Utopias. Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy |
Auteur | Benson, Timothy O. & Edward Dimendberg |
Boektype | Gebonden hardcover |
Uitgeverij | Berkeley/Los Angeles/London, University of California Press |
Jaar van uitgave | 1993 |
ISBN10 | 0520230035 |
ISBN13 | 9780520230033 |
Taal | Engels |
Samenvatting | The notion of utopia exists in every culture, capturing shared dreams and common goals. This bookprepared to accompany the exhibitionExpressionist Utopias mounted at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1993explores how the optimistic themes of utopia and fantasy sustained faith among artists and architects in the power of art to shape a better world during the tumultuous World War I era in Germany. The exhibition's curator, Timothy O. Benson along with David Frisby, Reinhold Heller, Anton Kaes, Wolf Prix, and Iain Boyd White present the diverse manifestations of the utopia metaphor in its progression throughout Expressionism from Arcadian to manmade utopias. This work includes a new essay and an interview by Edward Dimenberg with Wolf Prix on the spectacular installation created for the ex... (Lees verder)hibition by the Viennese architectural firm Coop Himmelblau. |
Pagina's | 339 |
Conditie | Goed — Later binding: professionally bound in cloth with original cover and spine. |
Prijs | € 15,00 |
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