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Art Deco
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Victoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl
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R545
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Art Deco
(Hardcover)
Victoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl
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R992
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Bauhaus
(Hardcover)
Michael Siebenbrodt, Lutz Schoebe
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R1,182
Discovery Miles 11 820
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Detroit Opera House
(Paperback)
michael Hauser, Marianne Weldon; Introduction by Lisa Dichiera
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R587
R536
Discovery Miles 5 360
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Detroit Opera House
(Hardcover)
michael Hauser, Marianne Weldon; Introduction by Introduction Lisa Dichiera
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R744
Discovery Miles 7 440
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Deco dandy contests the supposedly exclusive feminine aspect of the
style moderne (art deco) by exploring how alternative, parallel and
overlapping experiences of decorative modernism, nationalism,
gender and sexuality in the years surrounding World War I converge
in the protean figure of the 'deco dandy'. The book suggests a
broader view of art deco by claiming a greater place for the male
body, masculinity and the dandy in this history than has been given
to date. Important and productive moments in the history of the
cultural life of Paris presented in the book provide insights into
the changing role performed by consumerism, masculinity, design
history and national identity. -- .
How was the modernist movement understood by the general public
when it was first emerging? This question can be addressed by
looking at how modernist literature and art were interpreted by
journalists in daily newspapers, mainstream magazines like Punch
and Vanity Fair, and literary magazines. In the earliest decades of
the movement - before modernist artists were considered important,
and before modernism's meaning was clearly understood - many of
these interpretations took the form of parodies. Mock Modernism is
an anthology of these amusing pieces, the overwhelming majority of
which have not been in print since the first decades of the
twentieth century. They include Max Beerbohm's send-up of Henry
James; J.C. Squire's account of how a poet, writing deliberately
incomprehensible poetry as a hoax, became the poet laureate of the
British Bolshevist Revolution; and the Chicago Record-Herald's
account of some art students' "trial" of Henri Matisse for "crimes
against anatomy." An introduction and headnotes by Leonard
Diepeveen highlight the usefulness of these pieces for
comprehending media and public perceptions of a form of art that
would later develop an almost unassailable power.
Danish Modern explores the development of mid-century modernist
design in Denmark from historical, analytical and theoretical
perspectives. Mark Mussari explores the relationship between Danish
design aesthetics and the theoretical and cultural impact of
Modernism, particularly between 1930 and 1960. He considers how
Danish designers responded to early Modernist currents: the
Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, their rejection of Bauhaus aesthetic
demands, their early fealty to wood and materials, and the tension
between cabinetmaker craft and industrial production as it
challenged and altered their aesthetic approach. Tracing the
theoretical foundations for these developments, Mussari discusses
the writings and works of such figures as Poul Henningsen, Arne
Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Nanna Ditzel, and Finn Juhl.
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