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Sibyl Moholy-Nagy Hilde Heynen

Sibyl Moholy-Nagy By Hilde Heynen

Sibyl Moholy-Nagy by Hilde Heynen


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Sibyl Moholy-Nagy: Architecture, Modernism and its Discontents by Hilde Heynen

A major voice in the architectural culture of the mid-century, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy was uniquely engaged with modernism and modernity. As one of the very few female architectural critics of the time, she was an early voice 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. Yet her writings and work are understudied, and have largely vanished from the canon of scholarly references on modernism. 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 is a key resource for scholars who would like to include the contributions of women in to their discussions of architecture and modernism.

Sibyl Moholy-Nagy Reviews

It is high time for a book like Heynen's . . . Heynen's book offers refreshing insight into Moholy-Nagy's overall project. * The Plan Journal *

About Hilde Heynen

Hilde Heynen is Professor of Architectural Theory at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Table of Contents

Introduction 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 Index

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NGR9781350166172
9781350166172
1350166170
Sibyl Moholy-Nagy: Architecture, Modernism and its Discontents by Hilde Heynen
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2021-01-28
288
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