Utopian visions. The ‘Cold War’ and its political aesthetics
- What is the link between consumer society, fear of a nuclear war, design, modernity and utopia? According to the curators David Crowley and Jane Pavitt, the answer can be summarized in one concept: the Cold War. ‘Cold War Modern’ is an exhibit intending to show how the two postwar superpowers, the US and the USSR, engaged in aggressive contests in art, architecture and design in order to ‘demonstrate a superior vision of modernity’.
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| Author: | Muriel BlaiveGND |
|---|---|
| URL: | https://www.zeithistorische-forschungen.de/2-2008/4415 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.14765/zzf.dok-1858 |
| Parent Title (English): | Zeithistorische Forschungen – Studies in Contemporary History |
| Publisher: | ZZF – Centre for Contemporary History: Zeithistorische Forschungen |
| Place of publication: | Potsdam |
| Document Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2009/05/15 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2009/05/15 |
| Release Date: | 2020/09/02 |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| First Page: | 313 |
| Last Page: | 322 |
| ZZF Topic-Classification: | Alltag |
| Politik | |
| Kultur | |
| Design | |
| Kunst | |
| Public History | |
| Kalter Krieg | |
| Ausstellungen | |
| Materielle Kultur | |
| Museen | |
| Visual History | |
| Transnationale Geschichte | |
| Global History | |
| Weltgeschichte | |
| Internationale Beziehungen | |
| Cold War Studies | |
| Verflechtung | |
| ZZF Chronological-Classification: | 1945- |
| ZZF Regional-Classification: | regional übergreifend |
| Web-Publications: | Zeithistorische Forschungen |
| Studies in Contemporary History: Articles: | 2 / 2008 Offenes Heft |
| Publication type: | Rezension |
| Licence (German): |  ZZF - Clio Lizenz |
