Smith, Kathryn
Wright on Exhibit
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691167220
- author:
- Smith, Kathryn
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 25.91 x 24.38 x 2.54 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Individual Architect,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Frank Lloyd Wright's exhibitions were a crucial part of his career, with over 100 events held between 1894 and his death in 1959. This book presents the first history of these exhibitions, challenging common perceptions of Wright as a self-promoter. Drawing on Wright's unpublished correspondence, Kathryn Smith reveals that his exhibitions were not just about promoting his designs, but also about projecting an avant-garde program, expanding the possibilities of installation design, and driving social change through architecture. As technology evolved, so did the nature of his exhibitions, incorporating new tools such as slides, film, and even full-scale structures. By examining Wright's exhibitions alongside his writings, Smith sheds light on the broader discourse concerning architecture and modernism during the first half of the twentieth century, providing a fresh perspective on one of the most influential architects of the modern era.
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