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The empire of non-sense

Hardcover • 2014 • English

The empire of non-sense

By Jacques Ellul

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About the book

Many modern artists and architects continue to imagine and build the world technologically. Their beliefs remain firmly rooted in their assumption that the liberating forces of technology freed them from previous artistic traditions while making available vast means of production and a plethora of materials. All artistic traditions were seemingly put aside by the paintings of Cezanne, the poetry of Baudelaire, and the architecture of Le Corbusier. Behind this apparent freedom French critic Jacqu...Show more

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9781906506407

Publisher

Papadakis

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The empire of non-sense

Format

Hardcover

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