Description
| Product ID: | 9781032205465 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Art Museums and Exhibitions |
| Title: | Cold War American Exhibitions of Italian Art and Design |
| Authors: | Author: Antje Gamble |
| Page Count: | 142 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, History of art, History of art, History of art, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Museology and heritage studies, European history, History of the Americas, History, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Political campaigning and advertising, History of art / art & design styles, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Museology & heritage studies, European history, History of the Americas, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, The Cold War, Political campaigning & advertising, Italy, USA, c 1945 to c 1960 |
| Description: | Enriching the existing scholarship on this important exhibition, Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today (1950-53), this book shows the dynamic role art, specifically sculpture, played in constructing both Italian and American culture after the Second World War. Enriching the existing scholarship on this important exhibition, Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today (1950–53), this book shows the dynamic role art, specifically sculpture, played in constructing both Italian and American culture after World War II (WWII). Moving beyond previous studies, this book looks to the archival sources and beyond the history of design for a greater understanding of the stakes of the show. First, the book considers art’s role in this exhibition’s import—prominent mid-century sculptors like Giacomo Manzù, Fausto Melotti, and Lucio Fontana were included. Second, it foregrounds the particular role sculpture was able to play in transcending the boundaries of fine art and craft to showcase innovative formalist aesthetics of modernism without falling in the critiques of modernism playing out on the international stage in terms of state funding for art. Third, the book engages with the larger socio-political use of art as a cultural soft power both within the American and Italian contexts. Fourth, it highlights the important role race and culture of Italians and Italian-Americans played in the installation and success of this exhibition. Lastly, therefore, this study connects an investigation of modernist sculpture, modern design, post-war exhibitions, sociology, and transatlantic politics and economics to highlight the important role sculpture played in post-war Italian and American cultural production. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, design history, museum studies, Italian studies, and American studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-07-13 |