Koolhaas in Beijing

Koolhaas in Beijing

"Architects, contrary to most artists, work by definition from the core of society. Rem Koolhaas is one of the few architects who demonstrates the ability to do so while maintaining a critical distance. Does his strategy contain a hint for artists on how to create significant art in a world whe...

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1. Verfasser: Mik, Edzard (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Braak, Lex ter (BerichterstatterIn), Gourley, Jim (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, Jap Sam Books distr. 2010
Schriftenreihe:Essay 005
Schlagworte:
Koolhaas, Rem > Criticism and interpretation > Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China) > Buildings > Office buildings > History > Beijing (China) > Buildings, Structures, etc > Peking
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Zusammenfassung:"Architects, contrary to most artists, work by definition from the core of society. Rem Koolhaas is one of the few architects who demonstrates the ability to do so while maintaining a critical distance. Does his strategy contain a hint for artists on how to create significant art in a world where everything seems bound for insignificance? Writer Edzard Mik visited the CCTV building in Beijing, designed by Rem Koolhaas's OMA, and wrote a lyrical 'road essay' about Koolhaas, Beijing and on being an artist in the twenty-first century"--Jacket
Beschreibung:112 p
ill
19 cm
ISBN:9789076936277
978-90-76936-27-7
9076936277
90-76936-27-7