Monograph on the work of Frank Gehry. Edited by Charles Jencks, with essay by Robert Maxwell. Also includes a transcript of a conversation between Jeffrey Kipnis, Charles Jencks, Robert Maxwell, and Maggie Toy. ... [details]
Anthology of critical essays on the architecture of Los Angeles and its influence on the socio-political mood of the city. "In an age dominated by nationalism and ethnic conflict, Charles Jencks argues that these reactionary tendencies can be countered by an equally powerful drive - heterophilia : the love of difference, the desire to seek out new experience and curiosity. ... [details]
Anthology of critical essays edited by Charles Jencks. Includes writing by Tito Arecchi, John Barth, Jean Baudrillard, Daniel Bell, Charles Birch, David Bohm, Jim Collins, Norman K. Denzin, Umberto Eco, Edward Goldsmith, David Ray Griffin, Jürgen Habermas, David Harvey, Ihab Hassan, Linda Hutcheon, Andreas Huyssen, Heinrich Klotz, Hans Küng, David Lodge, Jean-François Lyotard, Robin Murray, Craig Owens, Paolo Portoghesi, Margaret Rose, Susan Rubin Suleima, Edward W. ... [details]
"'New Art - An International Survey' is a collection of critical writings, interviews, and artists' statements, inspired by five years of editing 'Art & Design.' A combination of the most significant articles published in the magazine, together with a number of new commissions, the book provides a platform for the colourful and often conflicting voices of the international art scene, and is based on the principle of critical selection rather than straightforward documentation. ... [details]
1988 issue of Architectural Design. Theme of the issue is "Deconstruction in Architecture" and features works and contributions by Andrew Benjamin, Catherine Cooke, Charles Jencks, Bernard Tschumi, Zaha Hadid, Emilio Ambasz, Peter Eisenman, Coop Himmeblau, Elias Zenghelis, and Frank Gehry. ... [details]
Survey of recent work in design by architects by Juli Capella and Quim Larrea. Architects/designers featured include Emilio Ambasz, Ron Arad, Gae Aulenti, Mario Bellini, Cini Boeri, Pep Bonet, Mario Botta, Andrea Branzi, Santiago Calatrava, Anna Castelli, Achille Castiglioni, Cristian Cirici, Antonio Citterio, Lluís Clotet, Paolo Deganello, Michel de Lucchi, Jonathan de Pas, Donato d'Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Norman Foster, Frank O. ... [details]
Critical text which focuses on a close, and unfavorable, analysis of Prince Charles's 1984 address to the Royal Institute of British Architects, in which Charles defended conservative and classical architecture, by Charles Jencks. ... [details]
A survey of contemporary architecture published in 1982. "Anyone interested in sorting out the diversities and complexities of contemporary architecture - and in speculating on the future shape of contemporary architecture - and in speculating on the future shape of our homes and cities - will enjoy this spirited, up-to-the-minute book. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, May 30 - July 19, 1980. Traveled to the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, September 12 - October 12, 1980; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 12 - May 31, 1981; Yale University Art Gallery, September 8 - October 20, 1981; Forth Worth Art Center, November 7 - December 13, 1981; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, January 7 - March 7, 1982. ... [details]
Collection of critical essays by Charles Jencks. "Late-Modernism has now become one of the most important contemporary architectural movements and has provided some of the most stimulating and sophisticated buildings of the past decade. ... [details]