In the Temple of the Self: The Artist's Residence as a Total Work of Art

In the Temple of the Self: The Artist's Residence as a Total Work of Art

Margot Th Brandlhuber, Michael Buhrs • Hatje Cantz

ISBN-10: 3775751858 · ISBN-13: 978‑3775751858 · 2022

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From Louis Comfort Tiffany to Kurt Schwitters: an immersive appreciation of the home as artAs locuses of creativity, the homes of artists reflect the intellectual worlds of their creators. Starting with the Villa Stuck in Munichthe aesthetic, conceptual cosmos and life's work of the aristocratic artist Franz von Stuckthis unique volume integrates the artist's house as a category into the international discourse and is the first to assign these buildings the status of major works. About 20 examples bring to life the fascination that these artistic fantasies hold for art lovers, including both existing projects and some which, although they have been lost, were of unique importance in their day and still retain their charisma. Along with paintings, sculptures and photographs, plans and models convey the interrelationship between art and life as well as the harmony of the arts expressed by Richard Wagner's historical concept of the total work of art. Among the houses featured are Sir John Soane's Museum, London; William Morrisé Red House, Bexleyheath; Louis Comfort Tiffany's Tiffany House, New York City; Mortimer Menpesé flat, London; the Fernand Khnopff Villa, Brussels; Jacques Majorelle's villa and garden, Marrakesh; Kurt Schwittersé Merzbau, Hanover; and Max Ernst's house, Arizona.

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