Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art

Hardback

Main Details

Title Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Florence Ostende
By (author) Lotte Johnson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:344
Dimensions(mm): Height 314,Width 240
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Art and design styles - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9783791358888
ClassificationsDewey:700.103
Audience
General
Illustrations 430 ILLUSTRATIONS

Publishing Details

Publisher Prestel
Imprint Prestel
Publication Date 3 October 2019
Publication Country Germany

Description

This thrilling book explores the role of cabarets, clubs, and cafes in modern art. These creative spaces were incubators of radical thinking, in which artists could exchange provocative ideas. They were welcoming environments for artists, dancers, designers, writers, and musicians pushing the boundaries of cultural and social norms. Spanning the decades from the 1880s to the 1960s, this unique and multi-faceted illustrated history of alternative artistic spaces covers four continents and includes both famed and little-known sites of the avant-garde. Organised by city, it features painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, film, and archival material emanating from over a dozen cabarets, clubs, and bars that were home to the likes of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Loie Fuller, Josef Hoffmann, Giacomo Balla, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Theo Van Doesburg, Jeanne Mammen, Jacob Lawrence, Ramon Alva de la Canal, and Ibrahim El-Salahi. It includes photographs of the interiors of the Chat Noir in Paris, the Cafe L'Aubette in Strasbourg and the Mbari Club in Nigeria; a cocktail menu from the Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna; a 1930s night club map of Harlem; posters and invitations advertising performances at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich and Mexico City's Cafe de Nadie; and countless artworks that emerged from these spaces conveying the energy and excitement of the time. A series of enlightening essays explore how each space fostered and stimulated new forms of artistic expression. AUTHORS: Florence Ostende is Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Previously she was Adjunct Curator at Dallas Contemporary and taught art theory at the HEAD-University of Art and Design in Geneva, Switzerland. Lotte Johnson is Associate Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Previously she worked at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. 350 colour images

Author Biography

FLORENCE OSTENDE is Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Previously she was Adjunct Curator at Dallas Contemporary and taught art theory at the HEAD-University of Art and Design in Geneva, Switzerland. LOTTE JOHNSON is Associate Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Previously she worked at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Reviews

"At a time when many richly researched tomes are liberally produced on all manner of 20th century avant-garde art and design, this is on my 2019 list as one of the best." -Design Observer