Architecture: Art - Hardcover

Jodidio, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3791332791 ISBN 13: 9783791332796

Publisher: Prestel Publishing Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

This lavishly illustrated collection features designers and projects that push out the boundary between art and architecture. "Architecture: Art" explores the ways in which contemporary artists and architects handle the blurring lines between their disciplines. Contemporary art often oversteps the limits of its traditional modes of presentation, increasingly moving into virtual and actual spaces. Similarly, many of today's architects depart from the principles of their discipline to integrate art into the design and construction of their buildings. The book highlights the most exciting examples of these interdisciplinary activities, including: Zaha Hadid's Guggenheim Museum in Taichung, Taiwan; Richard Meier's Jubilee Church in Rome, Italy; Hiroshi Sugimoto's Go'o Shrine, Shiroyama, Japan; and Richard Serra's Torqued Ellipses, New York, USA. Profiles of the featured artists and architects are included, along with an introductory essay setting out the historical foundations from which architecture and art have co-evolved to the present day.

About this title

Review:

‘Explores recent crossovers between art and architecture.’ -- Art Review, Oktober 2005

About the Author:

Philip Jodidio studied economics and art history at Harvard University. From 1979 to 2002, he was editor-in-chief of Connaissance des Arts, France's leading art magazine. He has written widely in magazines, and is the author of more than thirty books on contemporary architecture, including the Architecture Now series. Jodidio's most recent publications are comprehensive monographs devoted to the Japanese architect Tadao Ando and the Italian architect Renzo Piano. He is also the editor of Cairo, Revitalising a Historic Metropolis (Aga Khan Trust for Culture).

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 3791332791
• ISBN 13: 9783791332796
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224