Beyond the Supersquare : Art and Architecture in Latin America after Modernism / ed. by Antonio Sergio Bessa.
Bessa, Antonio Sergio, editor.; Block, Holly, contributor.; Brillembourg, Carlos, contributor.; Durán Calisto, Ana María, contributor.; González, Julieta, contributor.; Graham, Dan, contributor.; Gómez, Hannia, contributor.; Hernández-Gálvez, Alejandro, contributor.; Inés Rodríguez, María, contributor.; Jesús Martínez, Javier de, contributor.; Lira, José, contributor.; Luis Rodríguez, Eduardo, contributor.; Morrish, William, contributor.; Nobre, Ligia, contributor.; Sergio Bessa, Antonio, contributor.; Torres, Mario, contributor.
2014
NA702.5 .B49 2014
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Title
Beyond the Supersquare : Art and Architecture in Latin America after Modernism / ed. by Antonio Sergio Bessa.
ISBN
9780823260829
Published
New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource (152 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1515/9780823260829 doi
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NA702.5 .B49 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
720.98/0904
Summary
Beyond the Supersquare: Art and Architecture in Latin America after Modernism, which developed from a symposium presented by the Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2011, showcases original essays by distinguished Latin American architects, historians, and curators whose research examines architecture and urban designpractices in the region during a significant period of the twentieth century. Drawing from the exuberant architectural projects of the 1940s to the 1960s, as well as from critically engaged artistic practices of the present day, the essays in this collection reveal how the heroic visions and utopian ideals popular in architectural discourse during the modernist era bore complicated legacies for Latin America-the consequences of which are evident in the vastly uneven economic conditions and socially disparate societies found throughout the region today.The innovative contributions in this volume address how the modernist movement came into being in Latin America and compellingly explore how it continues to resonate in today's cultural discourse. Beyond the Supersquare takes themes traditionally examined within the strict field of urbanism and architecture and explores them against a broader range of disciplines, including the global economy, political science, gender, visual arts, philosophy, and urban planning.Containing a breadth of scholarship, this book offers a compelling and distinctive view of contemporary life in Latin America. Among the topics explored are the circulation of national cultural identities through architectural media, the intersection of contemporary art and urban social politics, and the recovery of canonically overlooked figures in art and architectural histories, such as Lina Bo Bardi and Joao Filgueiras Lima ("Lele") from Brazil, Juan Legarreta of Mexico, and Henry Klumb in Puerto Rico.
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Bessa, Antonio Sergio, editor.
Block, Holly, contributor.
Brillembourg, Carlos, contributor.
Durán Calisto, Ana María, contributor.
González, Julieta, contributor.
Graham, Dan, contributor.
Gómez, Hannia, contributor.
Hernández-Gálvez, Alejandro, contributor.
Inés Rodríguez, María, contributor.
Jesús Martínez, Javier de, contributor.
Lira, José, contributor.
Luis Rodríguez, Eduardo, contributor.
Morrish, William, contributor.
Nobre, Ligia, contributor.
Sergio Bessa, Antonio, contributor.
Torres, Mario, contributor.
Block, Holly, contributor.
Brillembourg, Carlos, contributor.
Durán Calisto, Ana María, contributor.
González, Julieta, contributor.
Graham, Dan, contributor.
Gómez, Hannia, contributor.
Hernández-Gálvez, Alejandro, contributor.
Inés Rodríguez, María, contributor.
Jesús Martínez, Javier de, contributor.
Lira, José, contributor.
Luis Rodríguez, Eduardo, contributor.
Morrish, William, contributor.
Nobre, Ligia, contributor.
Sergio Bessa, Antonio, contributor.
Torres, Mario, contributor.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword: Out of the Box
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Identity as Style
Modernism and Contemporary Art in Latin America
From the Internal to the Radical: Autonomy and Alterity in the Local Modern
Brazilian Machineries (or the Collapse) of Pleasure: Architecture, Eroticism, and the Naked Body
Concrete Modernity in Venezuela
Integrating Vanguardisms: Dialogues between Art and Architecture in Modern Cuba
Secret Lines: Interweaving a New Territory
Two Brazilian Architects: Bo Bardi and Artigas
Time of Cohabitation
From Utopia to Abdication: Juan Downey's Architecture without Architecture
Contributors
Contents
Foreword: Out of the Box
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Identity as Style
Modernism and Contemporary Art in Latin America
From the Internal to the Radical: Autonomy and Alterity in the Local Modern
Brazilian Machineries (or the Collapse) of Pleasure: Architecture, Eroticism, and the Naked Body
Concrete Modernity in Venezuela
Integrating Vanguardisms: Dialogues between Art and Architecture in Modern Cuba
Secret Lines: Interweaving a New Territory
Two Brazilian Architects: Bo Bardi and Artigas
Time of Cohabitation
From Utopia to Abdication: Juan Downey's Architecture without Architecture
Contributors