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Product Identifiers

PublisherScheidegger Und Albert Spiess A&G, Verlag

ISBN-10385881461X

ISBN-139783858814616

eBay Product ID (ePID)26038909674

Product Key Features

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMargret Hoppe. the Promise of Modernism

SubjectIndividual Photographers / General, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

AuthorHans-Werner Schmidt

Subject AreaPhotography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight27.1 Oz

Item Length12 in

Item Width9.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal779.4092

SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book presents up-and-coming photographer Margret Hoppe's series Après une Architecture , a photographic exploration of Le Corbusier's architecture that focuses on the concept of modern architecture that he laid out in his book Toward an Architecture. Hoppe's portrait of Le Corbusier's work focuses on his use of exposed concrete and pays close attention to the clarity of his geometric shapes and the emblematic polychrome surfaces of his buildings. Transforming the buildings into sculpture through her highly pictorial presentation, Hoppe asks crucial questions about the legacy of modernism now that so many of its buildings are honored as monuments rather than functional spaces for living. A major statement by a promising new voice in European photography, Margret Hoppe. The Promise of Modernism forces us to consider Le Corbusier and his legacy with fresh eyes, rendering the familiar new and surprising once more., Leipzig-born photographer Margret Hoppe is a promising new voice in European photographic art. This new book features her series Après une Architecture, a photographic perspective of Le Corbusier's architecture that refers to his concept of a modern architecture laid-out in the book Vers une architecture (Toward an Architecture) of 1923. Hoppe's images show Le Corbusier's use of exposed concrete, the clarity of his geometric shapes and the emblematic polychrome surfaces as symbols of his buildings. She investigates what remains today of these visions of architectural modernism, now that its legacy in many cases is adored as a monument rather than actually used and appreciated as a functional piece of architecture. The photographic image transforms the buildings into signs of a highly pictorial and sculptural aesthetic, enabling manifold views at Le Corbusier's work in the present day. The book also presents a selection of Hoppe's photographs of international modernist buildings, alongside two essays and a conversation with the artist. It is published to coincide with a solo exhibition at the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig in winter 2014/15., This lavishly illustrated book presents up-and-coming photographer Margret Hoppe's series Apr s une Architecture , a photographic exploration of Le Corbusier's architecture that focuses on the concept of modern architecture that he laid out in his book Toward an Architecture. Hoppe's portrait of Le Corbusier's work focuses on his use of exposed concrete and pays close attention to the clarity of his geometric shapes and the emblematic polychrome surfaces of his buildings. Transforming the buildings into sculpture through her highly pictorial presentation, Hoppe asks crucial questions about the legacy of modernism now that so many of its buildings are honored as monuments rather than functional spaces for living. A major statement by a promising new voice in European photography, Margret Hoppe. The Promise of Modernism forces us to consider Le Corbusier and his legacy with fresh eyes, rendering the familiar new and surprising once more., This lavishly illustrated book presents up-and-coming photographer Margret Hoppe s series "Apres une Architecture," a photographic exploration of Le Corbusier s architecture that focuses on the concept of modern architecture that he laid out in his book "Toward an Architecture. "Hoppe s portrait of Le Corbusier s work focuses on his use of exposed concrete and pays close attention to the clarity of his geometric shapes and the emblematic polychrome surfaces of his buildings. Transforming the buildings into sculpture through her highly pictorial presentation, Hoppe asks crucial questions about the legacy of modernism now that so many of its buildings are honored as monuments rather than functional spaces for living. A major statement by a promising new voice in European photography, "Margret Hoppe. The Promise of Modernism" forces us to consider Le Corbusier and his legacy with fresh eyes, rendering the familiar new and surprising once more."

LC Classification NumberTR659