The Art-Architecture Complex
Author | : Hal Foster |
Publisher | : Verso Books |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2013-07-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781781684924 |
ISBN-13 | : 1781684928 |
Rating | : 4/5 (928 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Art-Architecture Complex written by Hal Foster and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hal Foster, author of the acclaimed Design and Crime, argues that a fusion of architecture and art is a defining feature of contemporary culture. He identifies a "global style" of architecture-as practiced by Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano-analogous to the international style of Le Corbusier, Gropius and Mies. More than any art, today's global style conveys both the dreams and delusions of modernity. Foster demonstrates that a study of the "art-architecture complex" provides invaluable insight into broader social and economic trajectories in urgent need of analysis.