Revisiting the Glass House : Contemporary Art and Modern Architecture

by Edited by Jessica Hough and Monica Ramirez-Montagut; With essays by David Auburn

• ISBN13: 9780300135879
• ISBN10: 0300135874
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

In recent years there has been an enormous interest among emerging and established artists in architecture of the modern period.Revisiting the Glass Houseexplores the ways in which contemporary artists incorporate images of modern buildings in their work as a means to explore the utopian potential of architecture and to provide an antidote to the cynicism of our time. The book features painting, photography, video art, and other two-dimensional work by twenty-two artists from around the world whose engagement with architecture has more to do with ideas and ideals than with structure. The artists reimagine the iconic designs of architects such as Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier, placing their buildings in unlikely locations and repurposing them for a new generation. Through the works of these artists, contributing essayists examine the recent nostalgia for modern architecture and its potential for instigating social change. Jessica Hough is director of the Mills College Art Museum. Monica Ramirez-Montagut is assistant curator of architecture and design at the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Author Biography

Jessica Hough is director of the Mills College Art Museum. Monica Ramirez-Montagut is assistant curator of architecture and design at the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Myths of Modern Architecture	p. 7
Architectural Photography; A Modern Portrait in the Making	p. 29
The World We Were Promised: Modern Architecture and the Movies	p. 41
Artists' Plates	p. 47
Alexander Apostol	p. 48
Daniel Arsham	p. 52
Gordon Cheung	p. 56
David Claerbout	p. 60
David Diao	p. 62
Peter Doig	p. 66
Angela Dufresne	p. 70
Christine Erhard	p. 74
Cyprien Gaillard	p. 78
Terence Gower	p. 82
Angelina Gualdoni	p. 86
Jim Isermann	p. 90
Natasha Kissell	p. 94
Luisa Lambri	p. 98
Inigo Manglano-Ovalle	p. 102
Dorit Margreiter	p. 106
Russell Nachman	p. 108
Enoc Perez	p. 112
Hiroshi Sugimoto	p. 116
David Thorpe	p. 120
Lucy Williams	p. 124
List of Plates	p. 129
Index	p. 132
Photography Credits	p. 133
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