Paperback. The starting point of this publication is the conceptual encounter between English Pop artist Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) and Swiss historian and architecture critic Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968), famous for his landmark 1941 book, Space, Time & Architecture.In 1949 Richard Hamilton created the Reaper print series as a reaction to Giedion's 1948 book Mechanization Takes Command, in which he describes the mechanization of everyday life. Reproducing Hamilton's complete Reaper series alongside illustrations created by Giedion plus related images, this publication brings together seven essays by renowned international scholars. Among the many topics discussed are Hamilton's early works and exhibition installation practice, postwar British biotechnology and architecture, "Hippie Modernism" and the visual strategy of Giedion's books. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Richard Hamilton & Siegfried Giedion (Paperback)
Publisher: JRP Ringier, Zurich
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3037645040
ISBN 13: 9783037645048
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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The starting point of this publication is the conceptual encounter between English Pop artist Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) and Swiss historian and architecture critic Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968), famous for his landmark 1941 book, Space, Time & Architecture.
In 1949 Richard Hamilton created the Reaper print series as a reaction to Giedion's 1948 book Mechanization Takes Command, in which he describes the mechanization of everyday life. Reproducing Hamilton's complete Reaper series alongside illustrations created by Giedion plus related images, this publication brings together seven essays by renowned international scholars. Among the many topics discussed are Hamilton's early works and exhibition installation practice, postwar British biotechnology and architecture, "Hippie Modernism" and the visual strategy of Giedion's books. All texts are in English and German.

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Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968) est un historien d'art et d'architecture d'origine suisse.

Pionnier du Pop Art, Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) en fut aussi l'un des premiers th�oriciens.

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