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Art Deco

Posted inArt

Reflections on Asmara’s Modernist (and Colonial) Dream

Avatar photo by Mebrak Tareke September 4, 2017September 1, 2017

It’s hard not to question why Asmara was named a World Heritage Site, especially as the country is reeling from decades of hardship.

Posted inArt

An Alluring Glimpse into Japan’s Embrace of Art Deco

by Claire Voon December 5, 2016December 3, 2016

An exhibition in Washington, DC examines how Japanese artists and designers adopted Art Deco to capture the seductive qualities of a rapidly modernizing society.

Posted inBooks

The Art Deco Lighter, from Smoking’s Era of Toxic Glamor

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 4, 2016July 4, 2016

The Art Deco style of the 1920s and ’30s pervaded design, from the Chrysler Building in Manhattan to the Grand Rex in Paris, but it wasn’t always on such a large scale.

Posted inArt

Art Deco Patterns of Beetles and Butterflies

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 29, 2016March 30, 2016

Emile-Allain Séguy was enamored with the overlooked wonders of the natural world.

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A Manhattan Art Deco Landmark Reopens After Decades

by Claire Voon December 15, 2015December 15, 2015

One of New York City’s most impressive Art Deco buildings has been closed to the public since the 1970s, but you can now visit its lobby and examine the marble-clad treasure yourself.

Posted inArt

Moving Through Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye

by Joseph Nechvatal July 17, 2014July 21, 2014

PARIS — I tend to prefer my European gesamtkunstwerk interior spaces lush, flamboyantly mannerist, funny, obscurantist, or noisy.

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Art Deco Behemoths Communicate from NYC to the World

Avatar photo by Allison Meier June 30, 2014June 30, 2014

Far from being obsolete, New York City’s early 20th century communication infrastructure has been transformed into internet data centers. Two of its most gargantuan structures are the Western Union and AT&T Long Lines buildings in Lower Manhattan, constructed between 1928 and 1932 under the design of architect Ralph Walker.

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The Unknown Sheet Music Covers of René Magritte

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 20, 2012April 23, 2012

While many people know Magritte’s Surrealist art, most probably don’t know his Art Deco commercial work.

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