Everything at once : postmodernity 1967-1992 /

"Our present age began in 1967. The belief that the modern age could solve all problems with the same houses, furniture and rights for all was abandoned, and from its ruins emerged a bizarre and eccentric world. Architects declared the amusement park to be the ideal city; designers shook off go...

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Uniform Title:Alles auf einmal.
Corporate Author: Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Editor)
Other Authors: Goodrow, Gérard A. (Translator), Michaels, Jane (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translation of: Alles auf einmal : die Postmoderne, 1967-1992.
Published: [Bonn, Germany] : [Munich, Germany] : Bundeskunsthalle ; Hirmer, [2023]
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Summary:"Our present age began in 1967. The belief that the modern age could solve all problems with the same houses, furniture and rights for all was abandoned, and from its ruins emerged a bizarre and eccentric world. Architects declared the amusement park to be the ideal city; designers shook off good taste; self-fulfilment took over from system struggles; and new media synchronized the world. This volume is a standard work on postmodernism, lavishly and generously laid out with illustrations and texts from various disciplines"--
Physical Description:284 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783777442761
3777442763