Icons : magnets of meaning / edited by Aaron Betsky [and others].

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Icons : magnets of meaning / edited by Aaron Betsky [and others].

Publication:

Description:

271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held April 18 to August 5, 1997 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Includes bibliographical references.
The enigma of the Thigh cho : icons as magnets of meaning / Aaron Betsky -- Icons in the stream : on local revisions of global stuff / Steven Flusty -- Opining on icons / Chee Pearlman -- The cultural and historical roots of American icons / David E. Nye.

Summary:

Lipstick. 501s. Las Vegas hotels. What do they mean to us? What do they say about who we are? From freeways to surfboards to corporate logos, twelve everyday objects are recast here as icons - single, physical forms that embody a complex universe of associations. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, this striking volume explores these icons as benchmarks for the current state of design and suggests new ways to look at the interconnectedness of design, consumer culture, and the aesthetics of desire. -- from back cover.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0811818578
9780811818575
0918471400
9780918471406

Subject:

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Exhibitions.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Material culture Exhibitions.
Icons Exhibitions.
Art objects Exhibitions.
Popular culture Exhibitions.
Culture matérielle Expositions.
Icônes Expositions.
Objets d'art Expositions.
Culture populaire Expositions.
Art objects
Icons
Material culture
Popular culture
Design
Massenkultur
Ausstellung
Populaire cultuur.
Beeldvorming.
CULTURA POPULAR ESTADOS UNIDOS.
ICONOGRAFIA.

Form/genre:

Ausstellung San Francisco (Calif.) 1997.
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Betsky, Aaron.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Magnets of meaning

Holdings:

Location: Library main 131949
Call No.: ID GN406.I36; ID:97-B2597
Status: Available

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