Synopses & Reviews
During the années folles following World War I, Paris underwent a creative fever that brought artists and intellectuals from around the world to the City of Light. The bohemian charms of Montparnasse attracted artists such as Picasso, Chagall, and Giacometti, while a vibrant café culture provided a forum for disputes between Dadaists and Surrealists and gave rise to a group of expatriate writers. The creative energy was all-encompassing, establishing Paris as the epicenter of new trends in the arts, a position it would occupy until World War II. This newest title in a celebrated series addresses such diverse topics as aesthetics, literature, the changing role of women, and the transformation of avant-garde culture.
Review
andquot;New York Mid-Century is a sparkling account of Gotham at the moment it became the cultural center of the world. It is the work of three masters of their genres. In their hands the mid-century city leaps to life and its history engages us on every page.andquot;
Review
andquot;The handsome and evocative multi-author volume chronicles Gothamand#39;s postwar emergence as the capital of the international art world.andrdquo;
Synopsis
New York Mid-Century is the story of how the postwar Big Apple emerged as the cultural capital of the world. Annie Cohen-Solal brings alive the influential critics and patrons, the legendary galleries, and the artists themselves. Paul Goldberger presents the modernist architectural masterpieces that created the cityandrsquo;s sleek new profile, highlighting both public and private spaces. Robert Gottlieb invites us to relive the heyday of the musical, explore the great jazz clubs of Harlem, and peek into the inventive studios of the dance world. Richly illustrated with art, photographs, and ephemera, this volumeis a stirring collection of a remarkably fertile period in the cityandrsquo;s history.
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About the Author
Annie Cohen-Solal is the author of internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed art books. Pulitzer Prizeandndash;winning architecture critic and author Paul Goldberger is the former chief architecture critic for the
New York Times and the
New Yorker. Author Robert Gottlieb is the dance critic for the
New York Observer. Previously, he was editor of the
New Yorker and editor in chief of Simon and Schuster and Alfred A. Knopf.
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