Talking Modernism Michael Hauptman
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Talking Modernism - a podcast series exploring how our grandparents and great-grandparents changed the world. In each episode we explore a different aspect of modernism, the revolution in thinking from the 1920s and 30s, and what it can teach us about our world today
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Episode 12 - Streamline moderne, Part 2
" Come tour the future with General Motors! A transcontinental flight over America in 1960! What will we see? What changes will transpire? "Conclusion of a 2-part series on Streamline moderne, In this episode I'll discuss why it took particular root in Depression-era America, and also discuss how the critics viewed modern art in the 1930s.Photo credit: Wes MagyarTo explore future:Book, Bush, "The Streamlined Decade", George Braziller Inc, 1075Pictures of the Hoover Model 15...
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Episode 11 - Streamline moderne, Part 1
“The airplane is the symbol of the new age . A new state of modern conscience. A new plastic vision. A new aesthetic. "Welcome back to the second season of Talking Modernism, and the first of a 2-part series on Streamline Moderne, the style that is so evocative of Depression era America. In this episode I'll be talking about the glamorous world of train travel in the 1930s, and the ground-breaking Pioneer Zephyr, the first of the streamliner trains.To explore fur...
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Episode 10 - The 1925 Paris Exhibition, Part 3
"I know it when I see it”Final in a 3-part series on the 1925 Paris exposition and the Art Deco style. In this episode I explore the origins of the Art Deco style, especially its roots in avant-garde art. Plus the role of the forgotten giant of fashion Paul Poiret in packaging the avant-garde for the mass market.To explore future:High-level overview of avant-garde art Article on Antonio Sant'Ella 1910 Futurist building designsUnesco site, Centennial Hall, 1913, WroclawVideo o...
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Episode 9 - The 1925 Paris Exhibition, Part 2
"The first impression of the Exhibition is startling. Passing through the silver obelisk-like towers of the Port d’Honneur, one comes at once upon a cubist dream city, or the projection of a possible city in Mars, arisen overnight in the heart of Paris. "Second in a 3-part series on the 1925 Paris exposition, the "Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Moderne", that sparked a world-wide explosion of the glamorous and much-loved Art Deco style. In this episode I d...
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Episode 8 - The 1925 Paris Exhibition, Part 1
"Paris is the world, the rest of the earth nothing but its suburbs"First in a 3-part series on the 1925 Paris exposition, the "Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Moderne", that sparked a world-wide explosion of the glamorous and much-loved Art Deco style. In this episode I discuss the genesis of Paris' position as the fashion capital of the world, and also explore early responses of decorative art and design to the challenge of modernity. To explore furth...
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Episode 7 - Tel Aviv's White City, Part 2
Second in a 2-part series on Tel Aviv's "White City", the world's largest collection of modernist-style architecture. In this episode I discuss the growth, decline and rediscovery of the White City. I also discuss the contrasting work of Expressionist architect Erich Mendelsohn To explore further:Newsreels of Tel Aviv, including the White City periodWikipedia on Levant Fair 1932Engel House, White CityRubinsky House, White CityDizengoff Square, White CityPlan for Alexanderpla...