Title & Author:

Modernism : designing a new world, 1914-1939 / edited by Christopher Wilk.

Publication:

London : V & A Publications : New York, N.Y. : Distributed in North America by H.N. Abrams, ©2006.

Description:

447 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Apr. 6-July 23 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-435) and index.
Introduction : What was modernism? / Christopher Wilk -- Searching for utopia / Christina Lodder -- The machine / Christopher Green -- Performing modernism / Tag Gronberg -- Building utopia / Tim Benton -- Sitting on air / Christopher Wilk -- The healthy body culture / Christopher Wilk -- Film as a modernist art / Ian Christie -- Modernism and nature / Tim Benton -- National modernisms / David Crowley -- Mass-market modernism / Ian Christie.

Summary:

The first book to explore Modernism from a truly international perspective, Modernism: designing a new world offers a reassessment of the concept and reveals the fundamental ways in which it has shaped our world and its visual culture. Modernism flourished between 1914 and 1939, and became a key point of reference for 20th-century architecture, art, and design. This important, lavishly illustrated book demonstrates the movement's continued influence, on everything from the chairs we sit on to the buildings we occupy. The range of objects illustrated-including the fine arts as well as architecture, furniture, manufactured products, film, and graphic design-reflect the period's emphasis on the unity of the arts. Key artists and designers include Mondrian, Le Corbusier, Bourke-White, Eisenstein, and Breuer, along with lesser-known figures from around the globe.

ISBN:

1851774742
9781851774746
1851774777 (pbk.)
9781851774777 (pbk.)

Subject:

Modernism (Art) Exhibitions.
Modernisme (Art) Expositions.
Design Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
Modernism (Art)
Beeldende kunsten.
Bouwkunst.
Vormgeving.
Modernisme (cultuur)
Modernism (Aesthetics)
Design History 20th century.
Arts (General)
Modern architecture - general
Modern art - general
Art exhibitions catalogs

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Wilk, Christopher, editor.
Victoria and Albert Museum.

Designing a new world, 1914-1939

Holdings:

Location: Library main 245690
Call No.: BIB 175309
Status: Available