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Discotheques, Magazines and Plexiglas: Superstudio and the Architecture of Mass Culture.

Authors :
Elfline, Ross K.
Source :
Footprint (1875-1490); Spring 2011, Issue 8, p59-75, 17p
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article discusses the contours of the post-industrial work of Italian radical architecture group that asserted itself in the subsequent decades in London, England. It investigates the career-long fixation of Italian Radical Architecture collective Superstudio with architecture and paying special attention to their relationship with popular culture and mass media forms. It notes that the groups attitude towards mass culture point an escalating difficulty in finding spaces with capitalist system from individual action.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18751490
Issue :
8
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Footprint (1875-1490)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
70220166