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Author Francastel, Pierre.

Title Art & technology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Pierre Francastel ; foreword by Yve-Alain Bois ; translated by Randall Cherry
Published New York : Zone Books ; Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by MIT Press, 2000

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Description 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents The myths of mechanization -- Technology and architecture in the nineteenth century -- Versatility of the object -- Mechanization and figurative style in the nineteenth century -- The stages of architecture after 1900 -- The problem of abstract art -- The success and value of contemporary art -- Eternal art and the work of art
Notes Translation of: Art et technique
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Translated from the French
Subject Art and technology -- History -- 19th century.
Art and technology -- History -- 20th century.
Author Cherry, Randall
LC no. 99010274
ISBN 1890951021 cloth
189095103X paper
Other Titles Art et technique. English
Art and technology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries