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OverviewA major voice in the architectural culture of the fifties and sixties, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy was uniquely engaged with modernism and modernity. As the wife and collaborator of László Moholy-Nagy, she was expected to provide him with the material that was crucial for his modernist mission, whilst trying to carve out her own subjectivity as a writer. As an architectural critic she was one of the early voices articulating doubts about the path modernist architecture was taking, demystifying the myths of the masters, Mies, Le Corbusier and Gropius, and questioning their heroic, masculinist approach. This book analyzes the significance of the life and work of Moholy-Nagy and explores the paradoxical aspects of the relationship between modernism and feminism. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked figures in modernism, it is both an examination of her work and legacy, and also a study on the roles of gender and of the changing nature of modernism in its trajectory from Europe to America. Drawing on personal papers, diaries, letters and lecture notes, as well as personal interviews with relatives, colleagues and students, this study brings to light the significance of the life and work of a remarkable woman. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hilde HeynenPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts Weight: 0.748kg ISBN: 9781350094116ISBN 10: 1350094110 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 25 July 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Life trajectory 2. Vernacular architecture and the uses of the past 3. Engaging with modernism 4. Narrative of architecture and the city 5. Teaching as vocation 6. Alliances and controversies: positioning Sibyl Moholy-Nagy Notes IndexReviewsA significant contribution to the history of post-war architecture and of twentieth-century modernism more generally, providing a timely appraisal of a critical voice who added much to the architectural discourse of her period. * Robin Schuldenfrei, The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK * The overarching questions about the status of feminism within modernism are original, creative and important . . . I really believe this book will change the way in which historians and critics look at mid-century modernism. * Alice T. Friedman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art, Co-Director, Architecture Program, Wellesley College, USA * Author InformationHilde Heynen is professor of architectural theory at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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