Modernism in Scandinavia: art, architecture and design / Charlotte Ashby

By:

Ashby, Charlotte

Language: English Publication details: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. London:Description: ix, 243 pISBN:

9781474224307

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DDC classification:

709.480904 ASH-M

Contents:

Introduction Chapter 1 - Up to 1890 - The Foundations of Modernism -- Chapter 2 - 1890 - 1910 - A New Style for a New Age -- Chapter 3 - 1910 - 1930 - Classicism and the Universal Vision -- Chapter 4 - 1930 - 1950 - Modernism: Better Things for Everyday Life-- Chapter 5 - 1950-1970 -Post-war Modernism

Summary: Scandinavia is a region associated with modernity: modern design, modern living and a modern welfare state. This new history of modernism in Scandinavia offers a picture of the complex reality that lies behind the label: a modernism made up of many different figures, impulses and visions. It places the individuals who have achieved international fame, such as Edvard Munch and Alvar Aalto in a wider context, and through a series of case studies, provides a rich analysis of the art, architecture and design history of the Nordic region, and of modernism as a concept and mode of practice.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB H-2	Non Fiction	709.480904 ASH-M (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rec. by Saurabh Tewari		010633

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Include Index.

Introduction Chapter 1 - Up to 1890 - The Foundations of Modernism --
Chapter 2 - 1890 - 1910 - A New Style for a New Age --
Chapter 3 - 1910 - 1930 - Classicism and the Universal Vision --
Chapter 4 - 1930 - 1950 - Modernism: Better Things for Everyday Life--
Chapter 5 - 1950-1970 -Post-war Modernism

Scandinavia is a region associated with modernity: modern design, modern living and a modern welfare state. This new history of modernism in Scandinavia offers a picture of the complex reality that lies behind the label: a modernism made up of many different figures, impulses and visions. It places the individuals who have achieved international fame, such as Edvard Munch and Alvar Aalto in a wider context, and through a series of case studies, provides a rich analysis of the art, architecture and design history of the Nordic region, and of modernism as a concept and mode of practice.

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