Hungarian cubes : subversive Ornamente im Sozialismus = Subversive ornaments in socialism / herausgegeben und mit Fotografien von Katharina Roters ; mit Beiträgen von Hannes Böhringer, Endre Prakfalvi, Zsolt Szijártó und József Szolnoki ; Übersetzung deutsch, Katharina Roters ; Übersetzung englisch, Tom Ashforth, Daniel Nashaat, Andrea Á. Szekerers.

Title & Author:

Publication:

Zürich : Park Books, [2014]
©2014

Description:

171 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Text in German and English.
Dust jacket.
Text in German and English; translated from the original Hungarian.

Summary:

'Hungarian Cubes' proposes an aesthetical typology of the ornamentation of cubic houses from the 1960s-1970s in Hungary. The book is based on the artistic project Magyar Kocka Hungarian Cube, which German-Hungarian artist Katharina Roters has been involved with since 2005.

ISBN:

9783906027432 (hbk.)
3906027430 (hbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Hungary History 20th century Pictorial works.
Communism and architecture Hungary History 20th century Pictorial works.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural Hungary History 20th century Pictorial works.
Housing, Single family Decoration Hungary History 20th century Pictorial works.
Communisme et architecture Hongrie Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux Hongrie Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Maisons individuelles Décoration Hongrie Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture, Domestic
Communism and architecture
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Housing, Single family Decoration
Arkitektur.
Enbostadshus.
Ornamentik.
Hungary
Ungern.

Form/genre:

History
Pictorial works
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Böhringer, Hannes, 1948- author.
Prakfalvi, Endre, 1956- author.
Szijártó, Zsolt, author.
Szolnoki, József, author.
Roters, Katharina, editor, photographer, translator.
Ashforth, Tom, translator.
Nashaat, Daniel, translator.
Szekerers, Andrea Á, translator.
Prakfalvi, Endre author.
Szekerers, Andrea Á., translator.

Subversive Ornamente im Sozialismus
Subversive ornaments in socialism

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287459
Call No.: BIB 228522
Status: Available

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