Main entry:

Utopia 1900-1940. English.

Title & Author:

Utopia 1900-1940 : visions of a new world / Doris Wintgens Hötte, Gregor Langfeld, Christina Lodder, Judit Bozsan ; edited by Doris Wintgens Hötte ; translation Lynne Richards and Philip Clarke.

Publication:

Rotterdam, the Netherlands : Nai010 Publishers, [2013]
©2013

Description:

184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, 22 September 2013 through 5 January 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (page 173) and index.
Utopia 1900-1940 : visions of a new world : an introduction / Doris Wintgens Hötte -- Expressionism. Expressionist visions of Utopia / Gregor Langfeld -- The new moon -- The new context -- The new world -- Constructivism. Constructivist visions of Utopa / Christina Lodder -- The new man -- The new context -- The new world -- Film. Visions of a new world : the image of the New Age in film / Judit Bozsan.
Translated from the Dutch. Translation of: Utopia 1900-1940 : visies op een nieuwe wereld.

Summary:

At the beginning of the twentieth century, two avantgarde movements emerged that sought to change the world: expressionism and constructivism. This book paints a portrait of the two schools and the inspiring work they produced. The leaders of these movements believed they were standing at the threshold of a new era, and they sought to shape its reality in a forceful, radical way. They created the utopian concept of A New Man in a New Society: a total concept that encompassed art, architecture and design. From teaspoons to skyscrapers, they designed life with the goal of improving human beings and society. Yet philosophically the two movements were diametrically opposed. For the expressionists, individual freedom came first; for the constructivists, the individual was first and foremost part of a larger whole. Exhibition: Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, the Netherlands (22.9.2013-5.1.2014).

ISBN:

9789462081024 (paperback)
9462081026 (paperback)

Subject:

Art and society 20th century Exhibitions.
Utopias in art Exhibitions.
Constructivism (Art) Exhibitions.
Expressionism (Art) Exhibitions.
Arts, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.
Art.
Art et société 20e siècle Expositions.
Utopies dans l'art Expositions.
Constructivisme (Art) Expositions.
Expressionnisme (Art) Expositions.
Arts 20e siècle Expositions.
fine arts (discipline)
works of art.
Art and society
Arts, Modern
Constructivism (Art)
Expressionism (Art)
Utopias in art

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Bozsan, Judit, 1984- curator, author.
Langfeld, Gregor, author.
Lodder, Christina, 1948- author.
Wintgens Hötte, Doris, curator, editor, author.
Richards, Lynne, translator.
Clarke, Philip, 1954- translator.
Stedelijk Museum "De Lakenhal" (Leiden, Netherlands), host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 286008
Call No.: BIB 226083
Status: Available