| Vienna 1900 Contributor(s): Metzger, Rainer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3836567059 ISBN-13: 9783836567053 Publisher: Taschen OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.3" W x 10.3" (1.25 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poets and intellectuals brushed shoulders in bustling coffeehouses, young avant-gardists heralded a new era in social and sexual liberalism, waltzes resounded through the Ringstrasse, the Vienna Secession preached: "To every age its art -- to every art its freedom;" and tremors warned of looming political disintegration when the Austrian capital passed into a new century. Across economics, science, art, and music, Vienna blossomed into a "laboratory of modernity," one which nurtured some of the greatest artistic innovators--from Egon Schiele's unflinching nude portraits to Gustav Klimt's decadent Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, from the ornamental seams and glass floors of Otto Wagner to Ditha Moser's calendars adorned in golden deities. Discover the zeitgeist, the scandals, and the extraordinary protagonists in this introduction to a transformative epoch. Across painting, sculpture, architecture, and design, we explore all the movers and shakers through insightful profiles and crisp double-page reproductions. Marking the centenary of the deaths of some of its brightest talents, this collection joins Vienna in its 2018 celebration of Modernism. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre series features: approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions a detailed, illustrated introduction a selection of the most important works of the epoch, each presented on a two-page spread with a full-page image and accompanying interpretation, as well as a portrait and brief biography of the artist |
Contributor Bio(s): Metzger, Rainer: - Rainer Metzger a étudié l'histoire de l'art, l'histoire et la littérature allemande à Munich et Augsbourg. Après avoir passé sa thèse de doctorat sur Dan Graham en 1994, il a travaillé comme journaliste spécialisé dans les beaux-arts au quotidien viennois Der Standard. Il est l'auteur de nombreux livres d'art, dont des ouvrages sur Van Gogh et Chagall. Il est, depuis 2004, titulaire de la chaire en histoire de l'art à l'Académie des beaux-arts de Karlsruhe. |