Modernity and Early Cultures
Reconsidering non western references for modern architecture in a cross-cultural perspective
©2011
Conference proceedings
236 Pages
Series:
Neue Berner Schriften zur Kunst, Volume 12
Summary
At the beginning of the 20th century, the discovery of early cultures exerted a formative influence on modern architecture. Discussions on early civilizations in the Middle East, South-East Asia, and the pre-Columbian cultures of North and South America as well as new perceptions of archaism and primitivism revolutionized the production of art and architecture.
In this anthology, European and North and South American scholars from various fields address art and architectural theory to show the avant-garde’s historical relation to archaeology and its influence on the development of Modernism. Contributors include Can Bilsel (San Diego), Luis E. Carranza (Rhode Island), Johannes Cramer (Berlin), Christian Freigang (Frankfurt), Maria P. Gindhart (Atlanta), Jorge F. Liernur (Buenos Aires), Anna Minta (Bern), and Bernd Nicolai (Bern).
In this anthology, European and North and South American scholars from various fields address art and architectural theory to show the avant-garde’s historical relation to archaeology and its influence on the development of Modernism. Contributors include Can Bilsel (San Diego), Luis E. Carranza (Rhode Island), Johannes Cramer (Berlin), Christian Freigang (Frankfurt), Maria P. Gindhart (Atlanta), Jorge F. Liernur (Buenos Aires), Anna Minta (Bern), and Bernd Nicolai (Bern).
Details
- Pages
- 236
- Publication Year
- 2011
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783035102055
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783034305082
- DOI
- 10.3726/978-3-0351-0205-5
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2011 (July)
- Keywords
- archaism primitivism influence art
- Published
- Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2011. 236 pp., num. coloured and b/w ill.
