Artpress Publishes 'Les grands entretiens: Architecture 1. Postmodernités'
Artpress has released a new volume titled 'Les grands entretiens : Architecture 1. Postmodernités', focusing on the pivotal 1980s in architecture. The book compiles texts and interviews that reveal ideological tensions between postmodern historicism, often dismissed as pastiche, and deconstructivist approaches. A notable quote from Rem Koolhaas reflects on controlling voids when built form escapes control. The collection highlights conflicting paths beyond rigid modernist functionalism.
Key facts
- Artpress published 'Les grands entretiens : Architecture 1. Postmodernités'.
- The volume focuses on architecture in the 1980s.
- It covers postmodern historicism and deconstructivism.
- Rem Koolhaas is quoted: 'Si on ne contrôle plus le bâti, il faut contrôler autre chose, peut-être le vide'.
- The book includes texts and interviews.
- It reveals ideological tensions in postmodern architecture.
- Postmodern historicism was often seen as pastiche.
- Deconstructivists pursued dissonant and dynamic approaches.
Entities
Artists
- Rem Koolhaas
Institutions
- Artpress
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