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Expressionist Utopias. Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy

Door Timothy O. Benson e.a.

Categorie
Algemeen Architectuur & Bouwkunde
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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