DE STIJL 1917-1932 (De Stijl) 1998

DE STIJL De Stijl 1917-1932 Exhibition Catalog 1998

Catalog for the "De Stijl 1917-1932" exhibition held at the Sezon Museum and other venues from 1997-98.

This catalog introduces the entirety of De Stijl (DE STIJL), a core movement of 20th-century modernism that greatly influenced the functionalist design of the Bauhaus and the abstract art movements of the 1930s and beyond, through paintings, sculptures, furniture, architectural drawings, models, and materials.

Contents

Preface: Zero Modernism Takashi Niimi
De Stijl, Creating Modern Space Hisao Miyajima
The Fight Between Abstraction and Representation Tadao Ando
The Principles of Modern Design by Doesburg Hiroshi Kashiwagi
Pure, Moving Nothing Shinichi Nakazawa
Doesburg, Builder of a New Life Evert van Straaten
1. De Stijl: Painting and Sculpture

From Environment to Painting / From Painting to Environment: Mondrian and the Paintings of Early De Stijl Yutaka Hayami
The Position of Van der Leck, Vilmos Huszár, and Georges Vantongerloo in De Stijl Nicolette Hurst

2. De Stijl: Rietveld's Furniture, Interior Design, and Architecture

Rietveld and De Stijl Marijke Küper
The Schröder House, 1924 - From Furniture to Architecture Kaya Oku

3. De Stijl: Environment and Architecture

Early De Stijl Architecture Marijke Küper
The Pursuit of Style, or the Spell of the Universal Masaaki Honda
The Abstract Environment of De Stijl Nancy J. Troy

4. De Stijl: Magazine and Media Activities

[Reprint of Materials] The Struggle for a New Style Theo van Doesburg

De Stijl and Japan: The Future of Neo-Plasticism Architecture in Japan Kaya Oku
Lonely Peace Kengo Kuma, and others

Author: Sezon Museum (Editor)
Publisher: Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Size: 224x297mm, Softcover, 305 pages
Condition: B+