Wright on Exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright's Architectural Exhibitions
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691167222 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mr. Wright- as he loved to be called- mythologized himself The literature on Frank Lloyd Wright is oceanic. And yet this book fills an immense void in what appears to have been covered time and again- Wright's architecture- but from a very different point of view: how Mr. Wright- as he loved to be called- mythologized himself. Kathryn Smith has tracked down the network of interactions, alliances, loyalties, break-ups, and anything that deals with how people deal with figures of authority w. Raymond Neutra said Wright, in his many carefully overseen exhibitions was not. Wright, in his many carefully overseen exhibitions was not merely promoting his designs, he was suggesting a new way of living as individuals and as members of society. Kathryn Smith takes us through more than half a century of these efforts of a master communicator and master designer. The ripples of these repeated efforts spread widely.Smith lets us see the continuity and development of his vision.Raymond Richard Neutra. Five Stars It was a gift and was well-received.
The nature of his exhibitions expanded with the times beyond models, drawings, and photographs to include more immersive tools such as slides, film, and even a full-scale structure built especially for his 1953 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum. While Wright’s earliest exhibitions were largely for other architects, by the 1930s he was creating public installations intended to inspire debate and change public perceptions about architecture. She shows how he was an artist-architect projecting an avant-garde program, an innovator who expanded the palette of installation design as technology evolved, and a social activist driven to revolutionize society through design. The first history of Frank Lloyd Wright's exhibitions of his own worka practice central to his careerMore than one hundred exhibitions of Frank Lloyd Wright's work were mounted between 1894 and his death in 1959. He used them to promote his designs, appeal to new viewers, and persuade his detractors. Wright on Exhibit presents the first history of this neglected aspect of the architect’s influential career.Draw
The details are fascinating, especially because of what they tell about the inclusions in those presentations and why they were chosen. Smith’s book is a long-needed chronicle of changes in curatorial practice and technology, particularly at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which mounted six solo exhibitions on Wright between 1932 and 1953, and eight others in which he appeared during this time."--Anthony Paletta, Architectural Record. Smith illuminates the multimedia component of Wright’s work to shed light on the broader discourse of architecture and design as it approaches a new age of modernity."--Metropolis"In her book Wright on Exhibit (Princeton University Press), Kathryn Smith shows how Wright used exhibitions to keep his reputation alive A study focused entirely on an architect’s exhibitions, as Smith has provided, might seem specific to the point of narro
. She lives in Santa Monica, California. Kathryn Smith is an architectural historian who specializes in Frank Lloyd Wright. Her books include Frank Lloyd Wright: American Master; Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House, and Olive Hill: Buildings and Projects for Aline Barnsdall; and Schindler House