Expressionist Utopias Paradise, Metropolis, Architectural Fantasy |
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| Author:
| Benson, Timothy O.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Staff, |
| Contribution by:
| Frisby, David
Dimendberg, Edward
Heller, Reinhold
Kaes, Anton
Whyte, Iain Boyd |
| Series title: | Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-23003-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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The notion of utopia exists in every culture, capturing shared dreams and common goals. This book--prepared to accompany the exhibition
Expressionist Utopias mounted at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1993--explores how the optimistic themes of utopia and fantasy sustained faith among artists and architects in the power of art to shape a better world during the tumultuous World War I era in Germany. The exhibition's curator, Timothy O. Benson along with David Frisby,...
More DescriptionThe notion of utopia exists in every culture, capturing shared dreams and common goals. This book--prepared to accompany the exhibition Expressionist Utopias mounted at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1993--explores how the optimistic themes of utopia and fantasy sustained faith among artists and architects in the power of art to shape a better world during the tumultuous World War I era in Germany. The exhibition's curator, Timothy O. Benson along with David Frisby, Reinhold Heller, Anton Kaes, Wolf Prix, and Iain Boyd White present the diverse manifestations of the utopia metaphor in its progression throughout Expressionism from Arcadian to manmade utopias.
This work includes a new essay and an interview by Edward Dimenberg with Wolf Prix on the spectacular installation created for the exhibition by the Viennese architectural firm Coop Himmelblau.