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The Fair-Line and the Good Frontage - Surface and Effect (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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The Fair-Line and the Good Frontage - Surface and Effect (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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This book offers an extended consideration of the fairground
showfront. It combines archival material, contemporary examples of
fairs, and a sustained theoretical engagement with influential
philosophies of surface, including recent work by Avrum Stroll and
Andrew Benjamin, as well as the nineteenth century author Gottfried
Semper. Semper's work on the origin of architectural enclosure
-formed from woven mats and carpets- anticipates the surface and
material history of the showfront. Initial chapters introduce these
philosophies, the evolution of showfronts, and the ways in which
individual fairground rides and attractions are arranged to form an
enclosing boundary for the whole fair. Later chapters focus on
issues of spectacle and illusion, vast 'interior' spaces,
atmosphere, crowds and surface effects. Informed by a wide range of
work from other design and cultural studies, the book will be of
interest to readers in these areas, as well as architecture and
those curious about the fairground.
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