Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"German artist Kurt Schwitters' Hannover Merzbau, a combination of collage, sculpture, and architecture, began in 1923 with a small construction in a corner of his studio, a room contained within the apartment he shared with his family. Also known as "The Cathedral of Erotic Misery" or KdeE, the project eventually took over much of his home, filling the rooms with grottoes and caves dedicated to friends, artists, and cultural events.
Left unfinished when Schwitters fled Hannover in early 1937, the Merzbau was completely destroyed during an Allied bombing raid over Hannover in 1943.".
"While the project is usually listed as a marginal episode in the annals of Modern art and architecture, the Merzbau is of seminal importance in understanding the complex relationships between several European Avant-garde movements, including Expressionism, Dada, Constructivism, and Merz, the one-man movement Schwitters insisted was available to anyone.
The book also provides information sporting the belief that artists such as Joseph Beuys and Robert Rauschenberg consciously extend the project of Merz."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic Misery (Building Studies, 5)
February 1, 2001, Princeton Architectural Press
Paperback
in English
- 1 edition
1568981368 9781568981369
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau: the Cathedral of erotic misery
2000, Princeton Architectural Press
in English
- 1st ed.
1568981368 9781568981369
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Source records
Scriblio MARC recordLibrary of Congress MARC record
marc_cca MARC record
marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Better World Books record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Promise Item
marc_columbia MARC record
Excerpts
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?July 10, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
August 4, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
February 28, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
July 14, 2017 | Edited by Mek | adding subject: Internet Archive Wishlist |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |