Scholarly interest in Art Deco has grown rapidly over the past fifty years, spanning different academic disciplines. This volume provides a guide to the current state of the field of Art Deco research by highlighting past accomplishments and promising new directions. Chapters are presented in five sections based on key concepts: migration, public culture, fashion, politics, and Art Deco’s afterlife in heritage restoration and new media. The book provides a range of perspectives on and approaches to these issues, as well as to the concept of Art Deco itself. It highlights the slipperiness of Art Deco yet points to its potential to shed new light on the complexities of modernity.
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"...The essays are wide-ranging and thought-provoking. ... The collection looks at decoration, fashion, even perfume, but is strongest on architecture."
--C20 Magazine
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: What's the use of style? The case of Art Deco |
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PART I Migration and the making of North American Art Deco |
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1 The legacy of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the formation of North American Deco: Academic and social tenets and their interpretations |
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2 The Cormier residence in relief |
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3 European immigrant designers and North American Art Deco |
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4 Art Deco at Chicago's 1933--1934 Century of Progress International Exposition |
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PART II Art Deco and public culture |
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5 Revisiting Art Deco in the UK |
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115 | (13) |
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6 Art Deco and sound cinema |
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128 | (11) |
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7 Art Deco and the fashioning of radio spaces |
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160 | (17) |
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PART III Fusing art and fashion |
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9 Haute couture and the Art Deco Exhibition of 1925: A turning point |
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10 Fashion and the DIY culture of textiles during the Art Deco period |
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11 On the scent of Art Deco: Designing perfumes |
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PART IV The politics of Art Deco |
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12 Art Deco and empire: The residential architecture of Ballardie, Thompson, and Matthews |
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13 Art Deco, modernity, and the politics of ornament in South African architecture, 1930--1940 |
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253 | (19) |
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14 Powerful dragons and radiant suns: Art Deco and Japanese militarism |
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15 Art Deco and the other |
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293 | (22) |
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PART V History, conservation, and reincarnation |
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16 Conserving "modest" Moderne housing: 1930s apartment buildings in Canada |
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17 The evolution and role of Art Deco societies and World Congresses in the preservation and popularization of Art Deco |
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18 Art Deco and cinema: Yesterday and today |
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19 From Poirot to Bioshock: Art Deco in the age of mediatization |
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Scholarly interest in Art Deco has grown rapidly over the past fifty years, spanning different academic disciplines. This volume provides a guide to the current state of the field of Art Deco research by highlighting past accomplishments and promising new directions. Chapters are presented in five sections based on key concepts: migration, public culture, fashion, politics, and Art Decos afterlife in heritage restoration and new media. The book provides a range of perspectives on and approaches to these issues, as well as to the concept of Art Deco itself. It highlights the slipperiness of Art Deco yet points to its potential to shed new light on the complexities of modernity.
