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The Pliable Plane: The Wall as Surface in Sculpture and Architecture, 1945–75

Penelope Curtis • Ridinghouse • ISBN Not provided

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The Pliable Plane: The Wall as Surface in Sculpture and Architecture, 1945–75

Penelope Curtis • Ridinghouse • ISBN-13 9781913620844

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2023 • 1st Edition

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This book explores the concept of the wall as a surface in sculpture and architecture from 1945 to 1975. It examines how artists and architects reimagined the wall, transforming it from a mere boundary into a pliable plane that interacts with space and viewer. The book includes essays and illustrations that delve into the works of key figures who challenged traditional notions of space and form.

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Publisher: Ridinghouse
Paperback1st Edition2022
Pages: 256Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Penelope CurtisMovement: Modernism

Cultural context

Category: Architectural TheoryCategory: Art And ArchitectureCategory: ModernismCategory: Postwar SculptureCategory: Spatial DynamicsCategory: Surface DesignCategory: Surface ManipulationInfluenced by: Le CorbusierInfluenced by: Donald JuddInfluenced by: Robert SmithsonInfluenced by: Ludwig Mies van der RoheInfluenced: Contemporary ArchitectsInfluenced: Installation ArtistsInfluenced: Spatial DesignersInfluenced: Art HistoriansCornerstone of: Postwar Art and Architecture Studies

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