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219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 23 cm
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219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 23 cm
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- Giloux, Pierre Jean, 1965-,
- Architecture Japan History 20th century.,
- Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture.,
- Japan.,
- History.
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Nantes : Zéro2 éditions, ©2018.
Nantes : Zéro2 éditions, ©2018.
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Pierre Jean Giloux : invisible cities : Machinami, Japanese urban landscapes / [auteurs, Élie During [and others] ; traducteurs, Jared Bly, Simon Pleasance].
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219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 23 cm
Pierre Jean Giloux : invisible cities : Machinami, Japanese urban landscapes / [auteurs, Élie During [and others] ; traducteurs, Jared Bly, Simon Pleasance].
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219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 23 cm
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Nantes : Zéro2 éditions, ©2018.
Nantes : Zéro2 éditions, ©2018.
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- Giloux, Pierre Jean, 1965-,
- Architecture Japan History 20th century.,
- Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture.,
- Japan.,
- History.
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1006 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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1006 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- Fogelson, Gary,,
- De Angelis, Bella,,
- Bessa, Antonio Sergio,,
- Lethem, Jonathan,,
- Other Means,
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- Art, American 20th century.,
- Photographers United States.,
- Graffiti New York (State) New York.,
- Street art New York (State) New York.,
- Art américain 20e siècle.,
- Photographes États-Unis.,
- Graffiti New York (État) New York.,
- Art, American,
- Graffiti,
- Photographers,
- Street art,
- New York (State) New York,
- United States,
- artists' books (books),
- photobooks.,
- Artists' books,
- Photobooks,
- Livres d'artistes.,
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New York : O M Books, 2025.
New York : O M Books, 2025.
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Passing through moving in and getting away with it.
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1006 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Passing through moving in and getting away with it.
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1006 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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New York : O M Books, 2025.
New York : O M Books, 2025.
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- Fogelson, Gary,,
- De Angelis, Bella,,
- Bessa, Antonio Sergio,,
- Lethem, Jonathan,,
- Other Means,
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- Art, American 20th century.,
- Photographers United States.,
- Graffiti New York (State) New York.,
- Street art New York (State) New York.,
- Art américain 20e siècle.,
- Photographes États-Unis.,
- Graffiti New York (État) New York.,
- Art, American,
- Graffiti,
- Photographers,
- Street art,
- New York (State) New York,
- United States,
- artists' books (books),
- photobooks.,
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296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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- Public spaces Design.,
- Amusement parks Design and construction.,
- Espaces publics Design.,
- Parcs d'attractions Conception et construction.,
- Freizeitpark,
- Öffentlicher Raum,
- Landschaftsgestaltung,
- Offentliga platser design.,
- Tivolin design och konstruktion.,
- themaparken,
- theme parks,
- toeristische attracties,
- tourist attractions,
- landschap,
- landscape,
- gebruik van ruimte,
- space utilization,
- openbare parken,
- public parks,
- openluchtrecreatie,
- outdoor recreation,
- Physical Planning (General),
- Ruimtelijke ordening (algemeen)
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Aldershot : Ashgate, 2006.
Aldershot : Ashgate, 2006.
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Total landscape, theme parks, public space / Miodrag Mitrasinovic.
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296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Total landscape, theme parks, public space / Miodrag Mitrasinovic.
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296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Aldershot : Ashgate, 2006.
Aldershot : Ashgate, 2006.
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- Public spaces Design.,
- Amusement parks Design and construction.,
- Espaces publics Design.,
- Parcs d'attractions Conception et construction.,
- Freizeitpark,
- Öffentlicher Raum,
- Landschaftsgestaltung,
- Offentliga platser design.,
- Tivolin design och konstruktion.,
- themaparken,
- theme parks,
- toeristische attracties,
- tourist attractions,
- landschap,
- landscape,
- gebruik van ruimte,
- space utilization,
- openbare parken,
- public parks,
- openluchtrecreatie,
- outdoor recreation,
- Physical Planning (General),
- Ruimtelijke ordening (algemeen)
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270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm
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270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm
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- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875.,
- Bélier, Corinne.,
- Bergdoll, Barry.,
- Le Cœur, Marc.,
- Bressani, Martin.,
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),
- Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Paris, France),
- Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875 Exhibitions.,
- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875 Influence Exhibitions.,
- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875.,
- Labrouste, Henri 1801-1875,
- Architecture France History 19th century Exhibitions.,
- Library buildings France Exhibitions.,
- Architecture France Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.,
- Bibliothèques (Édifices) France Expositions.,
- Architecture and Planning.,
- Architecture,
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),
- Library buildings,
- Architektur,
- Bibliotheksbau,
- France,
- Exhibition publications.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- History,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
Publication:
New York : Museum of Modern Art, ©2012.
New York : Museum of Modern Art, ©2012.
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Henri Labrouste : structure brought to light / Corinne Bélier, Barry Bergdoll, and Marc Le Cœur ; with essays by Martin Bressani [and others].
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270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm
Henri Labrouste : structure brought to light / Corinne Bélier, Barry Bergdoll, and Marc Le Cœur ; with essays by Martin Bressani [and others].
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270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm
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New York : Museum of Modern Art, ©2012.
New York : Museum of Modern Art, ©2012.
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- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875.,
- Bélier, Corinne.,
- Bergdoll, Barry.,
- Le Cœur, Marc.,
- Bressani, Martin.,
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),
- Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Paris, France),
- Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875 Exhibitions.,
- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875 Influence Exhibitions.,
- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875.,
- Labrouste, Henri 1801-1875,
- Architecture France History 19th century Exhibitions.,
- Library buildings France Exhibitions.,
- Architecture France Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.,
- Bibliothèques (Édifices) France Expositions.,
- Architecture and Planning.,
- Architecture,
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),
- Library buildings,
- Architektur,
- Bibliotheksbau,
- France,
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x, 550 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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x, 550 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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- Architecture Italy Venice.,
- Architecture Italie Venise.,
- Architecture.,
- Civilization.,
- Cultuur.,
- Sociale aspecten.,
- Venice (Italy) Civilization.,
- Venice (Italy) History.,
- Venice (Italy) History 1797-1866.,
- Venice (Italy) History 1866-,
- Venise (Italie) Civilisation.,
- Venise (Italie) Histoire.,
- Italy Venice.,
- History.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
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Venice : fragile city, 1797-1997 / Margaret Plant.
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x, 550 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Venice : fragile city, 1797-1997 / Margaret Plant.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
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- Architecture Italy Venice.,
- Architecture Italie Venise.,
- Architecture.,
- Civilization.,
- Cultuur.,
- Sociale aspecten.,
- Venice (Italy) Civilization.,
- Venice (Italy) History.,
- Venice (Italy) History 1797-1866.,
- Venice (Italy) History 1866-,
- Venise (Italie) Civilisation.,
- Venise (Italie) Histoire.,
- Italy Venice.,
- History.
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527 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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527 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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- Architecture, Modern 20th century.,
- Architecture Forecasting.,
- Architecture 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Prévision.,
- Architecture History.,
- Architecture Design.,
- Architecture and Planning.,
- Architecture, Modern,
- Architektur,
- Moderne,
- Architectural design.,
- Architecture (object genre) 1880-2010.,
- Architecture (discipline) 1880-2010.,
- History
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London ; New York : Phaidon, 2012.
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2012.
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The future of architecture, since 1889 / Jean-Louis Cohen.
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527 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
The future of architecture, since 1889 / Jean-Louis Cohen.
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527 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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London ; New York : Phaidon, 2012.
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2012.
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- Architecture, Modern 20th century.,
- Architecture Forecasting.,
- Architecture 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Prévision.,
- Architecture History.,
- Architecture Design.,
- Architecture and Planning.,
- Architecture, Modern,
- Architektur,
- Moderne,
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- Architecture (object genre) 1880-2010.,
- Architecture (discipline) 1880-2010.,
- History
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1 videodisc (DVD-R) (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (2 copies), 1 videodisc (DVD-R) (10 min., 50 sec.) : si., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (2...
- Bibliothèque main av 274344 | NA44.M435.6 M3 2003e | c. 3 | DVD-R: "Substrait" | Disponible
- Bibliothèque main av 274357 | NA44.M435.6 M3 2003e | c. 4a | DVD-R: "Splitting" [copy] | Disponible
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1 videodisc (DVD-R) (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (2 copies), 1 videodisc (DVD-R) (10 min., 50 sec.) : si., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (2...
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- by Gordon Matta-Clark,
- Electronic Arts Intermix (Organization)
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- Architectural sculpture (visual work) United States 1970-1980.,
- Underground structures United States New York (State) New York 1970-1980.,
- Conceptual art.,
- American artists.,
- American architects.,
- Video recordings (physical artifacts),
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New York, N.Y. : Electronic Arts Intermix, [2003?]
New York, N.Y. : Electronic Arts Intermix, [2003?]
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Gordon Matta-Clark. Program six .
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Gordon Matta-Clark. Program six .
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- Bibliothèque main av 274357 | NA44.M435.6 M3 2003e | c. 4a | DVD-R: "Splitting" [copy] | Disponible
- Bibliothèque main av 227122 | NA44.M435.6 M3 2003e | c. 2 | Digital Betacam: "Splitting", "Bingo/Ninths" and "Substrait" | Disponible
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- Bibliothèque main av 274356 | NA44.M435.6 M3 2003e | c. 4 | DVD-R: "Splitting" | Disponible
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1 videodisc (DVD-R) (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (2 copies), 1 videodisc (DVD-R) (10 min., 50 sec.) : si., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (2...
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New York, N.Y. : Electronic Arts Intermix, [2003?]
New York, N.Y. : Electronic Arts Intermix, [2003?]
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- by Gordon Matta-Clark,
- Electronic Arts Intermix (Organization)
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- Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978.,
- Architectural sculpture (visual work) United States 1970-1980.,
- Underground structures United States New York (State) New York 1970-1980.,
- Conceptual art.,
- American artists.,
- American architects.,
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xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
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xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
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- Swenarton, Mark.,
- Troiani, Igea.,
- Webster, Helena.,
- Architectural Humanities Research Association.
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- Architecture and society Congresses.,
- Architecture Political aspects Congresses.,
- City planning Political aspects Congresses.,
- Architecture et société Congrès.,
- Architecture Aspect politique Congrès.,
- Urbanisme Aspect politique Congrès.,
- Architecture and society,
- Architecture Political aspects,
- City planning Political aspects,
- Architektur,
- Einflussnahme,
- Politische Entscheidung,
- Städtebau,
- Oxford,
- Politics,
- Kongress Oxford 2006.,
- Kongress Oxford.,
- Conference papers (document genres),
- proceedings (reports),
- Conference papers and proceedings,
- Actes de congrès.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
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The politics of making / edited by Mark Swenarton, Igea Troiani and Helena Webster.
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xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
The politics of making / edited by Mark Swenarton, Igea Troiani and Helena Webster.
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xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
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- Swenarton, Mark.,
- Troiani, Igea.,
- Webster, Helena.,
- Architectural Humanities Research Association.
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- Architecture and society Congresses.,
- Architecture Political aspects Congresses.,
- City planning Political aspects Congresses.,
- Architecture et société Congrès.,
- Architecture Aspect politique Congrès.,
- Urbanisme Aspect politique Congrès.,
- Architecture and society,
- Architecture Political aspects,
- City planning Political aspects,
- Architektur,
- Einflussnahme,
- Politische Entscheidung,
- Städtebau,
- Oxford,
- Politics,
- Kongress Oxford 2006.,
- Kongress Oxford.,
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- Conference papers and proceedings,
- Actes de congrès.
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352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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- Bauhaus Exhibitions.,
- Bauhaus,
- Housekeeping Germany History 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Travail domestique Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Housekeeping,
- Manners and customs,
- Germany Social life and customs 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Allemagne Mœurs et coutumes 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Germany,
- Exhibition publications.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- History,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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Leipzig : Spector Books, ©2016.
Leipzig : Spector Books, ©2016.
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In reserve: the household! : historic models and contemporary positions from the Bauhaus / Regina Bittner, Elke Krasny (eds.) ; translations: Petra Frese, Ingrid Reuter & Rebecca Williams.
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352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
In reserve: the household! : historic models and contemporary positions from the Bauhaus / Regina Bittner, Elke Krasny (eds.) ; translations: Petra Frese, Ingrid Reuter & Rebecca Williams.
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Leipzig : Spector Books, ©2016.
Leipzig : Spector Books, ©2016.
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- Bauhaus Exhibitions.,
- Bauhaus,
- Housekeeping Germany History 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Travail domestique Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Housekeeping,
- Manners and customs,
- Germany Social life and customs 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Allemagne Mœurs et coutumes 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Germany,
- Exhibition publications.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- History,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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The single-screen movie theaters that punctuated small-town America's main streets and city neighborhoods since the 1920s are all but gone. The well-dressed throng of moviegoers has vanished; the facades are boarded. In "Silent Screens", photographer Michael Putnam captures these once(...)
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The single-screen movie theaters that punctuated small-town America's main streets and city neighborhoods since the 1920s are all but gone. The well-dressed throng of moviegoers has vanished; the facades are boarded. In "Silent Screens", photographer Michael Putnam captures these once(...)
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juin 2000, Baltimore
juin 2000, Baltimore
Titre:
Silent screens : the decline and transformation of the American movie theater
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The single-screen movie theaters that punctuated small-town America's main streets and city neighborhoods since the 1920s are all but gone. The well-dressed throng of moviegoers has vanished; the facades are boarded. In "Silent Screens", photographer Michael Putnam captures these once prominent cinemas in decline and transformation. His photographs of abandoned movie houses and forlorn marquees are an elegy to this disappearing cultural icon. In the early 1980s, Putnam began photographing closed theaters, theaters that had been converted to other uses (a church, a swimming pool), theaters on the verge of collapse, theaters being demolished, and even vacant lots where theaters once stood. The result is an archive of images, large in quantity and geographically diffuse. Here is what has become of the Odeons, Strands, and Arcadias that existed as velvet and marble outposts of Hollywood drama next to barbershops, hardware stores, and five-and-dimes. Introduced by Robert Sklar, the starkly beautiful photographs are accompanied by original reminiscences on moviegoing by Peter Bogdanovich, Molly Haskell, Andrew Sarris, and Chester H. Liebs as well as excerpts from the works of poet John Hollander and writers Larry McMurtry and John Updike. Sklar begins by mapping the rise and fall of the local movie house, tracing the demise of small-town theaters to their role as bit players in the grand spectacle of Hollywood film distribution. "Under standard distribution practice," he writes, "a new film took from six months to a year to wend its way from picture palace to Podunk (the prints getting more and more frayed and scratched along the route). Even though the small-town theaters and their urban neighborhood counterparts made up the majority of the nation's movie houses, their significance, in terms of revenue returned to the major motion-picture companies that produced and distributed films, was paltry." In his essay, "Old Dreams," Last Picture Show director Peter Bogdanovich recalls the closing of New York City's great movie palaces -- the mammoth Roxy, the old Paramount near Times Square, the Capitol, and the Mayfair -- and the more innocent time in which they existed "when a quarter often bought you two features, a newsreel, a comedy short, a travelogue, a cartoon, a serial, and coming attractions." While the images in Putnam's book can be read as a metaphor for the death of many downtowns in America, "Silent Screens" goes beyond mere nostalgia to tell the important story of the disappearance of the single-screen theater, illuminating the layers of cultural and economic significance that still surround it.
Silent screens : the decline and transformation of the American movie theater
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The single-screen movie theaters that punctuated small-town America's main streets and city neighborhoods since the 1920s are all but gone. The well-dressed throng of moviegoers has vanished; the facades are boarded. In "Silent Screens", photographer Michael Putnam captures these once prominent cinemas in decline and transformation. His photographs of abandoned movie houses and forlorn marquees are an elegy to this disappearing cultural icon. In the early 1980s, Putnam began photographing closed theaters, theaters that had been converted to other uses (a church, a swimming pool), theaters on the verge of collapse, theaters being demolished, and even vacant lots where theaters once stood. The result is an archive of images, large in quantity and geographically diffuse. Here is what has become of the Odeons, Strands, and Arcadias that existed as velvet and marble outposts of Hollywood drama next to barbershops, hardware stores, and five-and-dimes. Introduced by Robert Sklar, the starkly beautiful photographs are accompanied by original reminiscences on moviegoing by Peter Bogdanovich, Molly Haskell, Andrew Sarris, and Chester H. Liebs as well as excerpts from the works of poet John Hollander and writers Larry McMurtry and John Updike. Sklar begins by mapping the rise and fall of the local movie house, tracing the demise of small-town theaters to their role as bit players in the grand spectacle of Hollywood film distribution. "Under standard distribution practice," he writes, "a new film took from six months to a year to wend its way from picture palace to Podunk (the prints getting more and more frayed and scratched along the route). Even though the small-town theaters and their urban neighborhood counterparts made up the majority of the nation's movie houses, their significance, in terms of revenue returned to the major motion-picture companies that produced and distributed films, was paltry." In his essay, "Old Dreams," Last Picture Show director Peter Bogdanovich recalls the closing of New York City's great movie palaces -- the mammoth Roxy, the old Paramount near Times Square, the Capitol, and the Mayfair -- and the more innocent time in which they existed "when a quarter often bought you two features, a newsreel, a comedy short, a travelogue, a cartoon, a serial, and coming attractions." While the images in Putnam's book can be read as a metaphor for the death of many downtowns in America, "Silent Screens" goes beyond mere nostalgia to tell the important story of the disappearance of the single-screen theater, illuminating the layers of cultural and economic significance that still surround it.
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juin 2000, Baltimore
juin 2000, Baltimore
