Utopia 1900-1940 : visions of a new world

Bozsan, Judit, (curator,, author.). Langfeld, Gregor, (author.). Lodder, Christina, 1948- (author.). Wintgens Hötte, Doris, (curator,, editor,, author.). Stedelijk Museum "De Lakenhal" (Leiden, Netherlands) (Added Author).

Summary: At the beginning of the twentieth century, two avantgarde movements emerged that sought to change the world: expressionism and constructivism. This book paints a portrait of the two schools and the inspiring work they produced. The leaders of these movements believed they were standing at the threshold of a new era, and they sought to shape its reality in a forceful, radical way. They created the utopian concept of A New Man in a New Society: a total concept that encompassed art, architecture and design. From teaspoons to skyscrapers, they designed life with the goal of improving human beings and society. Yet philosophically the two movements were diametrically opposed. For the expressionists, individual freedom came first; for the constructivists, the individual was first and foremost part of a larger whole. Exhibition: Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, the Netherlands (22.9.2013-5.1.2014)

Record details

ISBN: 9789462081024
ISBN: 9462081026
Physical Description: print
184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Publisher: Rotterdam : nai010 Publishers, 2013.
Copyright: ©2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Catalog of an exhibition in Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, 22 September 2013 through 5 January 2014.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Language Note:	Translation of: Utopia 1900-1940 : visies op een nieuwe wereld.