One of the world's renowned centres of culture, Barcelona is also one of the capitals of modernist art given its associations with the talents of Dali, Picasso, and Gaudi. Jazz Age Barcelona focuses the lenses of cultural studies and urban studies on the avant-garde character of the city during the cosmopolitan Jazz Age, delving into the cultural forces that flourished in Europe between the late 1910s and early 1930s. Studying literary journalism, photography, and the city of Barcelona itself, Robert Davidson argues that the explosion of jazz culture and the avant-garde was...
One of the world's renowned centres of culture, Barcelona is also one of the capitals of modernist art given its associations with the talents of D...
The Hotel: Occupied Space explores the hotel as both symbol and space through the concept of "occupancy." By examining how it manifests in art, photography, and film as well as its uses during wartime and as a sanctuary for displaced people, this book offers a timely critique of a crucial modern space.
The Hotel: Occupied Space explores the hotel as both symbol and space through the concept of "occupancy." By examining how it manifests in art, photog...