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New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Pages
- 319
- Publication Date
- 2011-11-29
- Literary Movement
- Modernism
- ISBN
- 9780300169966
- Book Title
- New Formations : Czech Avantgarde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection
- Publisher
- Museum of FINE Arts, Houston
- Item Length
- 1.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Art
- Topic
- History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, European
- Item Weight
- 77.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 1 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Museum of FINE Arts, Houston
ISBN-10
0300169965
ISBN-13
9780300169966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109074488
Product Key Features
Book Title
New Formations : Czech Avantgarde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, European
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
77.8 Oz
Item Length
1.2 in
Item Width
1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-013029
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"[T]he most comprehensive English-language look at this period of art, illuminating a long-ignored field. A satisfying volume for lovers of Czech culture and readers who want to increase their knowledge of early 20th-century European avant-garde art."--Kathryn Wekselman, Library Journal, "[T]he most comprehensive English-language look at this period of art, illuminating a long-ignored field. A satisfying volume for lovers of Czech culture and readers who want to increase their knowledge of early 20th-century European avant-garde art."-Kathryn Wekselman, Library Journal
Dewey Decimal
709.4371/0747641411
Synopsis
In 1928 Czech artistis Jindrich Styrsk and Toyen published the Artificielismus (Artificialism) manifesto, calling for "new formations" in contemporary art. The term aptly reflects the spirit of adventure that Houston philanthropists Roy and Mary Cullen brought to forming a comprehensive collection devoted to the radical developments of Czech art in the first decades of the twentieth century. New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection profiles this endeavor, highlighting more than 150 examples from this extraordinary collection, which encompasses paintings, drawings, prints, collages, photographs, artist-produced books, and rare examples of modern glass. Generously illustrated with over 350 full-color plates, this catalogue highlights the major figures of the Czech avant-garde, including Josef S ma, Karel Teige, Jindrich Styrsk , and Toyen, among many others. Scholars Karel Srp and Lenka Bydzovsk bring to light the complex evolution and artistic exchanges of this era, which saw the emergence of the uniquely Czech movements of Devetsil, Poetism, and Artificialism, as well as these artists' engagements with Surrealism and other major intellectual currents of the time. Particular attention is given to artists' publications, and a number of period texts have been translated for this catalogue as well. The authors also place the Czech avant-garde in a larger historical context, as World War II and cold war shifts in the political landscape doomed many of these artists to decades of obscurity and exile. In addition, the publication features an extended interview with Roy and Mary Cullen conducted by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, curator Alison de Lima Greene and an insightful essay by Jan Mergl, an expert in Bohemian glass, discussing the stylistic and technical evolution of modern Czech glass reflected by works in the Cullen collection., In 1928 Czech artistis Jindrich Styrský and Toyen published the Artificielismus (Artificialism) manifesto, calling for "new formations" in contemporary art. The term aptly reflects the spirit of adventure that Houston philanthropists Roy and Mary Cullen brought to forming a comprehensive collection devoted to the radical developments of Czech art in the first decades of the twentieth century. New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection profiles this endeavor, highlighting more than 150 examples from this extraordinary collection, which encompasses paintings, drawings, prints, collages, photographs, artist-produced books, and rare examples of modern glass. Generously illustrated with over 350 full-color plates, this catalogue highlights the major figures of the Czech avant-garde, including Josef Síma, Karel Teige, Jindrich Styrský, and Toyen, among many others. Scholars Karel Srp and Lenka Bydzovská bring to light the complex evolution and artistic exchanges of this era, which saw the emergence of the uniquely Czech movements of Devetsil, Poetism, and Artificialism, as well as these artists' engagements with Surrealism and other major intellectual currents of the time. Particular attention is given to artists' publications, and a number of period texts have been translated for this catalogue as well. The authors also place the Czech avant-garde in a larger historical context, as World War II and cold war shifts in the political landscape doomed many of these artists to decades of obscurity and exile. In addition, the publication features an extended interview with Roy and Mary Cullen conducted by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, curator Alison de Lima Greene and an insightful essay by Jan Mergl, an expert in Bohemian glass, discussing the stylistic and technical evolution of modern Czech glass reflected by works in the Cullen collection. Distributed for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Exhibition Schedule: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (11/06/11-02/05/12), In 1928 Czech artistis Jindrich Styrsk and Toyen published the Artificielismus (Artificialism) manifesto, calling for new formations in contemporary art. The term aptly reflects the spirit of adventure that Houston philanthropists Roy and Mary Cullen brought to forming a comprehensive collection devoted to the radical developments of Czech art in the first decades of the twentieth century. New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection profiles this endeavor, highlighting more than 150 examples from this extraordinary collection, which encompasses paintings, drawings, prints, collages, photographs, artist-produced books, and rare examples of modern glass. Generously illustrated with over 350 full-color plates, this catalogue highlights the major figures of the Czech avant-garde, including Josef S ma, Karel Teige, Jindrich Styrsk , and Toyen, among many others. Scholars Karel Srp and Lenka Bydzovsk bring to light the complex evolution and artistic exchanges of this era, which saw the emergence of the uniquely Czech movements of Devetsil, Poetism, and Artificialism, as well as these artists' engagements with Surrealism and other major intellectual currents of the time. Particular attention is given to artists' publications, and a number of period texts have been translated for this catalogue as well. The authors also place the Czech avant-garde in a larger historical context, as World War II and cold war shifts in the political landscape doomed many of these artists to decades of obscurity and exile. In addition, the publication features an extended interview with Roy and Mary Cullen conducted by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, curator Alison de Lima Greene and an insightful essay by Jan Mergl, an expert in Bohemian glass, discussing the stylistic and technical evolution of modern Czech glass reflected by works in the Cullen collection.
LC Classification Number
N6831.S75 2011
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