
Learning from Decay
Essays on the Aesthetics of Architectural Dereliction and Its Consumption
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 31. August 2018
Book
Hardback
118 pages
978-3-631-74404-8 (ISBN)
Description
Architectural decay as well as the reasons, effects, appearance and representation of ruination have always been important sources of understanding the state of our culture. The essays in this co-written book offer broad perspectives on the potential of ruins, on the use and appropriation of derelict architecture and on the aesthetics and also touristification of places by analysing a variety of phenomena in the range from classical to fake ruins, from historic city centres to hot dog stands, from debris to theme parks. The survey travels from Tallin through Venice and Istanbul to Beirut, discussing among others actual spaces, allegorical monuments and nostalgic aestheticisations of the past in high and popular culture, thus showing numerous inspiring opportunities of learning from decay.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
275 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-631-74404-8 (9783631744048)
DOI
10.3726/b13245
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Max Ryynänen is Senior Lecturer of theory of visual culture and the head of the MA program Visual Culture and Contemporary Art at Aalto University.
Zoltán Somhegyi is a Hungarian art historian and Assistant Professor at the College of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Content
Decay - Architectural dereliction - Ruins - Monuments - Memorials - Aestheticisation of the past - Nostalgia - Historical cityscapes - Venice - Museums and theme parks - Interpretation of the experience and appropriation of architectural decay