Birksted, Jan, 1946-

Modernism and the Mediterranean : the Maeght Foundation / Jan K. Birksted.

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2004.

xvi, 208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Histories of vision

"Situated in a Mediterranean landscape, the Maeght Foundation is a unqiue Modernist museum, product of an extraordinary collaboration between the architect, Jose Luis Sert, and the artists whose work was to be displayed there. The architecture, garden design and art offer a rare opportunity to see work in settings conceived in active collaboration with the artists themselves."
"By focusing on the relationship between this art foundation and its Arcadian setting, including Joan Miro's labyrinth, George Braque's pool, Tal-Coat's mosaic wall and Giacometti's terrace, Jan K. Birksted demonstrates how the building articulates many of the ideas that preoccupied this group of artists during the culminating years of their lives. The study pays special attention to the ways in which architecture can shape the experience of time, and addresses the Modernist desire for wilderness and its problematic roots in the classical Mediterranean ideal.
In showing how the design of the Maeght Foundation is a Modernist representation of Mediterranean culture, the author has developed an interpretation of architecture that accommodates not only the architect's handling of material or function, but shows as well how it can be the embodiment of a particular vision of space and time."--Jacket.

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Sert, José Luis, 1902-1983 Criticism and interpretation.
Sert, José Luis, 1902- Criticism and interpretation.
Sert, José Luis, 1902- Critique et interprétation.
Sert, José Luis, 1902-1983
Sert, Jose Luis Criticism and interpretation.
Sert, José Luis, 1902-
Fondation Maeght Buildings.
Fondation Maeght.
Fondation Maeght Constructions.
Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght.
Space (Architecture) France Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes)
Vernacular architecture Mediterranean Region Influence.
Natural landscaping Influence.
Espace (Architecture) France Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes)
Architecture domestique Méditerranée occidentale Influence.
Aménagement paysager naturel Influence.
Buildings
Space (Architecture)
Vernacular architecture Influence
Particuliere verzamelingen.
Beeldende kunstenaars.
Museumgebouwen.
Landschapsarchitectuur.
Maeght Musée.
Vernacular architecture Mediterranean Region.
Natural landscaping.
Art, Modern 20th century.
Construction.
Histoire.
Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes, France) Buildings, structures, etc.
Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes, France) Constructions.
France Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes)
Mediterranean Region

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Histories of vision.

Maeght Foundation

Location: Library main 244946
Call No.: N2165.7 .B57 2004
Status: Available