Hans Hollein and Postmodernism

Art and Architecture in Austria, 1958-1985

Eva Branscome (University College London, UK)

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Routledge
23 March 2020

Theory of art; Art & design styles: Postmodernism; Individual artists, art monographs; Theory of architecture; History of architecture

Set within the broader context of post-war Austria and the re-education initiatives set up by the Allied forces, particularly the US, this book investigates the art and architecture scene in Vienna to ask how this can inform our broader understanding of architectural Postmodernism.

The book focuses on the outputs of the Austrian artist and architect, Hans Hollein, and on his appropriation as a Postmodernist figure. In Vienna, the circles of radical art and architecture were not distinct, and Hollein’s claim that ‘Everything is Architecture’ was symptomatic of this intermixing of creative practices. Austria's proximity to the so-called ‘Iron Curtain’ and its post-war history of four-power occupation gave a heightened sense of menace that emerged strongly in Viennese art in the Cold War era. Seen as a collective entity, Hans Hollein’s works across architecture, art, writing, exhibition design and publishing clearly require a more diverse, complex and culturally nuanced account of architectural Postmodernism than that offered by critics at the time.

Across the five chapters, Hollein's outputs are viewed not as individual projects, but as symptomatic of Austria's attempts to come to terms with its Nazi past and to establish a post-war identity.

By: Eva Branscome (University College London UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367502089
ISBN 10: 0367502089
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 23 March 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. The Project Postmodernism and its Midwives 2. Setting the Scene 3. On an American Stage 4. The Austrian Avant-Garde in Vienna: Monsignore Mauer and the Galerie St. Stephan 5. Bau or to build a magazine: Hollein’s Architecture as Media Conclusion

Eva Branscome teaches architectural history at University College London in both the Bartlett School of Architecture and the Department of History of Art, where her interdisciplinary research interests cover the intersection of art and architecture. Previously she worked in heritage conservation, protecting buildings of the twentieth century.