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Sport and modernism in the visual arts in Europe, c. 1909-39 /
Sport fascinated modernist artists. They painted it, made films about it, watched it and wrote about it, while leading architects designed new stadiums. Through close study of key works, this book examines the ways in which modernists across Europe engaged with arguably the most pervasive cultural f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: why sport?; 1 The man-machine: the modern sports of cycling and motor racing; 2 Adversarial modernisms: the spectacle of boxing and the geometry of tennis; 3 Oval balls and cubist players: French paintings of rugby; 4 Of gods and men: the Olympic games and its rivals; 5 The stadium has carried the day against the art museum; Conclusion: body politics; Select bibliography; Index; Color Plates.