Contributions

  • Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst - Contributor

Publication

2015 - Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland

Language

German

Word Count

83,250 words, Guess

Page Count

333 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-103035603774
  • ISBN-139783035603774
  • Library of Congress Control Number2015410282
  • OCLC Control Number903003390
  • Better World Books9783035603774
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCN6808.5.M64 W44 2015
  • LCCN6808.5.M64W44 2015
  • LCCN6808.5.M64 W44x 2015

Alternate Titles

  • Ways to modernism

Description

The catalogue for the exhibition at the MAK (Austrian Museum for Applied Art/Contemporary Art in Vienna) focuses on two fundamental approaches of the Moderne movement in an antithetic comparison, including the preceding history and after-effects to this day: Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) and Adolf Loos (1870-1933) represent opposing reactions to the basic problems of modern civilization, which were triggered by the process of industrialization and democratization. Two different concepts for a modern way of life were created: Hoffmann promoted a comprehensive aestheticization of all spheres of life, while Loos interpreted architecture and design as the functional background for the development of individual personalities. 0In 16 essays, well-known European and American experts investigate a wide range of contributing conditions and the highlights and consequences of these two traditions of the Moderne movement, from the 19th century to the present. The key works of Hoffmann and Loos - as well as those of their predecessors such as Otto Wagner, and successors such as Josef Frank - are richly illustrated. 0Exhibition: MAK Vienna, Austria, (17.12.2014-19.04.2015).

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