| Modernism and Australia: Art, Design and Architecture 1917-1967 Contributor(s): Stephen, Ann (Author), McNamara, Andrew (Author), Goad, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0522852890 ISBN-13: 9780522852899 Publisher: Miegunyah Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2007 Annotation: This collection of 200 papers introduces the ideas of modernism and its influence on Australia. The main players of the time period from 1917-1967 convey in their own words the tensions, aspirations and paradoxes behind the reception of modernism. Each document is accompanied by expert commentaries from the editors. The first anthology covering modernist art, design, and architecture in Australia, it chronicles the dogged institutional resistance that greeted modernism, particularly in the fine arts, and yet reveals a surprising acceptance of modernism in the commercial realms. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Australian & Oceanian - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 700.994 |
| Physical Information: 2.01" H x 6" W x 9.13" (3.05 lbs) 600 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This first anthology of modernist art, design and architecture in Australia reveals the raw nerves that modernism exposed and highlights the role of migrants, expatriates, travel and mass reproduction in the reception of modernism in Australia. In more than two hundred documents - talks, letters, fiery debates, public manifestoes and private diaries - the main players of the time (1917-67) convey in their own words the tensions, aspirations and paradoxes behind the reception of modernism. Each document is put in context and accompanied by expert commentaries from the editors. The collection overturns many key assumptions about Australian culture, revealing not a 'time-lag' in reception, but an up-to-date engagement with the latest overseas trends and developments. It shows a surprising acceptance of modernism in the commercial realms (design, fashion, interior decoration), yet chronicles the dogged institutional resistance that greeted modernism, particularly in the fine arts. |