Valerio Terraroli Bücher

Focusing on the early 1900s, this volume delves into avant-garde movements like the Fauves and Cubists, highlighting their evolution from 19th-century artistic traditions and their quest for modernity. It captures pivotal events, such as the Great Exhibition in Paris, which marked a technological turning point, and traces the rise of innovative art forms leading to the Dada movement and the establishment of the Bauhaus school. This comprehensive analysis combines rich imagery with expert insights, offering a thorough exploration of early modern artistic culture.

Focusing on pivotal events and artistic responses during the mid-20th century, this volume explores how artists reacted to significant tragedies and the rise of mass communication and consumerism. It delves into the collapse and rebirth of Europe, the Cold War era, and the transformative upheavals of 1968, highlighting the profound impact these historical moments had on contemporary art. This installment continues the comprehensive examination of international art within the broader context of societal changes.

This book narrates the originality of the language of the legendary official magazine of the Vienna Secession, elaborated like actual manifestoes and a cornerstone of Modernity. The goal of Ver Sacrum was to give life to total works of art, the so-called Gesamtkunstwerk. That's why each issue had to be a work of art, a perfect representation of Secession ideals, extraordinarily epitomized by the covers. Ver Sacrum, which alludes to the Sacred Spring of ancient Latin people and their renewal rituals, was an absolutely original magazine that elaborated new forms of design, illustration and print/editorial composition. During its six years of activity, 471 original drawings were specifically made for the magazine, along with 55 lithographs and copper engravings and 216 block prints. Conceived by Gustav Klimt, Max Kurzweil and Ludwig Hevesi, the illustrated magazine was founded in 1898 and periodically published until 1903