Adventures of the black square: abstract art and society 1915 - 2015 ; [on the occasion of the exhibition ... Whitechapel Gallery, London, 15 January - 6 April 2015]

Exploring how the universal visual language of geometric abstraction was influenced by different societies, this volume also demonstrates how the movement's revolutionary aesthetic continues to impact culture around the globe. It traces a century of abstract art from 1915 to the present day, ce...

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Weitere Verfasser: Blazwick, Iwona 1955- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Munich ; London ; New York Prestel 2015
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:Exploring how the universal visual language of geometric abstraction was influenced by different societies, this volume also demonstrates how the movement's revolutionary aesthetic continues to impact culture around the globe. It traces a century of abstract art from 1915 to the present day, celebrating the accomplishments of both men and women and includes sculpture, film, photography and painting. Organised around four distinct themes - communication, architectonics, utopia and everyday life - the book presents a chronological survey from Russia to Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central America, Africa, South America, and the US. Each of the 100 works is featured in double-page spreads with brief artist biographies. Essays by Tanya Barson, Briony Fer, Tom McDonough, and Joshua Jiang, contextualize the various geographic and aesthetic stages of the development of geometric abstraction. Published in association with Whitechapel Gallery, London
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Adventures of the black square : abstract art and society 1915-2015 / Iwona Blazwick<br>Utopia / Iwona Blazwick<br>Architectonics / Iwona Blazwick and Magnus af Petersens<br>Communication / Iwona Blazwick<br>The everyday / Iwona Blazwick and Magnus af Petersens<br>The geometric page / Sophie McKinlay<br>Abstraction at war with itself / Briony Fer<br>"Crisp images in a humid environment" / Tanya Barson<br>The mercurial monochrome, or the nihilation of geometric abstraction / Tom McDonough<br>Conformed bodies / Jiang Jiehong
Beschreibung:287 S. überw. Ill. 28 cm
ISBN:9783791354446
9783791365954
3791354442