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New worlds for old: visions of utopia
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Marvell, Leon 2008, New worlds for old: visions of utopia, in Visions of utopia, [Deakin University], [Melbourne, Vic.], pp.2-5. ... Provides an introduction to and explanation of the art works/photographs of Lisa Scharoun and Frances Tatarovic in their Visions of utopia series.
Utopia(s) - Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary
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Summary The idea of Utopia springs from a natural desire of transformation, of evolution pertaining to humankind and, therefore, one can find expressions of “utopian” desire in every civilization. Having to do explicitly with human condition, Utopia accompanies closely cultural evolution, almost as a symbiotic organism. Maintaining its roots deeply attached to ancient myths, utopian expression followed, and sometimes preceded cultural transformation. Through the next almost five hundred pages (virtually one for each year since Utopia was published) researchers in the fields of Architecture and Urbanism, Arts and Humanities present the results of their studies within the different areas of expertise under the umbrella of Utopia. Past, present, and future come together in one book. They do not offer their readers any golden key. Many questions will remain unanswered, as they should. The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities - UTOPIA(S) WORLDS AND FRONTIERS OF THE IMAG...
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Curated by Professor Daniel Sturgis Artists: Juan Bolivar, David Diao, Liam Gillick, Maria Laet, Andrea Medjesi-Jones, Ad Minoliti, Sadie Murdoch, Judith Raum, Helen Robertson, Eva Sajovic, SAVVY Contemporary, Schroeter und Berger, Alexis Teplin, Ian Whittlesea Bauhaus: Utopia in Crisis explores how contemporary practitioners have been drawn to the social, utopian and transgressive aspects of Bauhaus history. The exhibition was first staged at Camberwell Space and was part of the UAL: OurHaus festival, which Professor Sturgis has convened to coincide with Bauhaus 100, the international celebration of the famous Bauhaus design school’s centenary. The diverse collection of artworks presented in this exhibition will investigate the ways in which artists today are reframing the Bauhaus’s modernist legacy as one which includes political and subjective resistance. As such, Bauhaus: Utopia in Crisis addresses how artistic legacies intersect with contemporary concerns through understanding ...