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Counter Space
Juliet Kinchin
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Description for Counter Space
Hardcover. Examines the 20th-century transformation of the kitchen through the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, featuring a wide variety of design objects, architectural plans, posters, archival photographs and artworks ranging from the iconic Frankfurt Kitchen, massproduced for German public housing estates in the aftermath ofWorldWar I. Num Pages: 88 pages, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKP; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 600.
Over the course of the past century, the kitchen, more than any other room in the modern dwelling, has been the focus of intensive aesthetic and technological innovation. Historically, European and American kitchens were often drab, poorly ventilated, and hidden from view in a basement or annexe. Towards the end of the 19th century, however, the kitchen became a central concern of modernism and a testing ground for new materials and technologies. Since then, the room has come to articulate and at times actively challenge society’s relationships to food, consumerism, the domestic role of women, and even international politics. Counter ... Read more
Over the course of the past century, the kitchen, more than any other room in the modern dwelling, has been the focus of intensive aesthetic and technological innovation. Historically, European and American kitchens were often drab, poorly ventilated, and hidden from view in a basement or annexe. Towards the end of the 19th century, however, the kitchen became a central concern of modernism and a testing ground for new materials and technologies. Since then, the room has come to articulate and at times actively challenge society’s relationships to food, consumerism, the domestic role of women, and even international politics. Counter ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
88
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
591g
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780870708084
SKU
V9780870708084
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