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Modernism in Art, Design and Architecture

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Publisher Comments:

The cultural processes of the Enlightenment and the subsequent development of industrial cultures informed the early ideas of Modernism and led to a world of rapid communication, fast cars and cities filled with skyscrapers and consumer goods. This book examines the way in which visual culture reflects its conceptual and physical origins in elite, and mass, cultural practices. The book introduces the ideas of Modernism and their post-modern evolution in a clear and engaging argument that links the development of visual culture to the social and political conditions in which it is produced. It establishes key concepts and critical terms of reference at the outset before taking the reader through the evolution of the 20th century's visual culture in a lively and approachable way.

Book News Annotation:

Introduces the ideas of Modernism and their postmodern evolution so as to link visual culture to the social and political conditions in which it is produced. Begins by setting out basic concepts and critical terms of reference, then tours the 20th century rapidly enough to point out only the most salient and representative landmarks. Modestly illustrated in black and white.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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About the Author

Christopher Crouch is responsible for visual art theory at the Western Australian School of Visual Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.

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Table of Contents

Introduction * The Cultural Background to the Machine Age * The Arts and Crafts--Revolution and Rusticity, New Languages for Design * The Machine Ethic--Functionalism and the Collective * Individualism--The Expressive Voice and the Unconscious * The Modernist Mass Media * Realism and Objectivity * High Modernism? Or Modernism in Crisis? * After Modernism? Or Developing Modernism? * Coda * Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312218300
Author:
Crouch, Christopher
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Subject:
History, modern
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
Design - General
Subject:
Art, modern
Subject:
Architecture - Specific Styles
Subject:
Modernism (Art)
Subject:
History - Specific Styles
Subject:
History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
Subject:
Criticism
Subject:
General
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
19990215
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
216
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.50 in
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