Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic MiseryGerman artist Kurt Schwitters began constructing the Merzbau, a combination of collage, sculpture, and architecture, in a corner of his studio in Hannover, Germany in 1920. Also called the Cathedral of Erotic Misery, this was Schwitters's private world. It eventually took over his entire living quarters, the apartment above, and part of the yard, and was divided into rooms-the Biedermeier Room, the de Stijl Room, the Goethe Cave, the Mondrian Cave, and the Mies Cave, among others. It was destroyed during an Allied bombing raid in 1943. Although the Merzbau is of essential importance in understanding the early Modern Movement, this is the first in-depth study in English of this structure. Elizabeth Burns Gamard discusses its physical evolution and its significance within the artist's oeuvre. She also investigates its larger relation to German Expressionism and romanticism and to critical thought of the time. This book offers an in-depth analysis of a single structure through original documents, drawings, and critical examination of the design process. |
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LibraryThing Review
Gebruikersrecensie - HarryMacDonald - LibraryThingFascinating subject, but somehow, in 196 pages, there is remarkably little about the actual work of art, and -- more forgivably, because of history -- not nearly enough photo-illustrations. If the ... Volledige review lezen
Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic Misery (Building Studies, 5)
Gebruikersrecensie - Not Available - Book VerdictThis graduate-level discourse on Kurt Schwitters (1887$1948) suggests that there is a hermeneutic content to the artist!s works. Highly regarded author Gamard (architecture, Tulane Univ.), who deploys ... Volledige review lezen
Inhoudsopgave
The Artistic Revolution of Kurt Merz Schwitters Hannover Dresden Hannover Revonnah | 19 |
Preliminary Projects Literature and Sculpture 19191922 | 45 |
Die Kathedrale des Erotischen Elends Kurt Schwitters Merzbau | 87 |
Stone Upon Stone is Building | 115 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic Misery Elizabeth Burns Gamard Fragmentweergave - 2000 |
Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic Misery Elizabeth Burns Gamard Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2000 |
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