As Seen Exhibitions That Made Architecture and Design History |
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| Editor:
| Ryan, Zoë |
| Contribution by:
| Antonelli, Paola
Boelen, Jan
Carruthers, Meredith
Clarke, Alison
Dean, Penelope
Fisher, Alison M.
Garbutt, Lindsay
Kice, Karen
Krishnamurthy, Prem
Lavin, Sylvia
Millman, Debbie
Olivares, Jonathan
Rawsthorn, Alice |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-22862-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Art Institute of Chicago
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Exhibitions have long played a crucial role in defining disciplinary histories. This fascinating volume examines the impact of eleven groundbreaking architecture and design exhibitions held between 1956 and 2006, revealing how they have shaped contemporary understanding and practice of these fields. Featuring written and photographic descriptions of the shows and illuminating essays from noted curators, scholars, critics, designers, and theorists,
As Seen: Exhibitions that Made...
More DescriptionExhibitions have long played a crucial role in defining disciplinary histories. This fascinating volume examines the impact of eleven groundbreaking architecture and design exhibitions held between 1956 and 2006, revealing how they have shaped contemporary understanding and practice of these fields. Featuring written and photographic descriptions of the shows and illuminating essays from noted curators, scholars, critics, designers, and theorists,
As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History explores the multifaceted ways in which exhibitions have reflected on contemporary dilemmas and opened up new processes and ways of working. Providing a fresh perspective on some of the most important exhibitions of the 20th century from America, Europe, and Japan, including
This Is Tomorrow,
Expo '70, and
Massive Change, this book offers a new framework for thinking about how exhibitions can function as a transformative force in the field of architecture and design.
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