Contributions

  • Reitsma, Lex - Contributor
  • Joseph, Vic - Contributor
  • Universiteit van Amsterdam - Contributor

Publication

2017 - Lecturis, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Language

English

Word Count

45,750 words, Guess

Page Count

183 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC745.4
  • LCCNC997.A4 A474 2017

Description

This book explores modernism in Dutch graphic design of the 20th Century with an emphasis on the varied aspects and meanings of the term modernism. Its publication coincides with an exhibition at the Special Collections facility of the University of Amsterdam. The book comprises three reflective essays, on the periods 1920?1940/45, 1945?1990 and 1990?present.0'Modernism: In Print' presents a comprehensive picture of the subject, drawn from the collection and the design archives of Special Collections. It interrogates the canon by including some less well-known examples of graphic design work.0The concept of modernism dominates the discourse on graphic design. This book aims to recognize its often underestimated complexity.00Exhibition: Speciale Collecties, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands (16.06.-01.10.2017).

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