George Nakashima And The Modernist Moment - Softcover

Katsiff, Bruce; Juhl, Finn; Mollino, Carlo; Nakashima, George; Noll, Alexandre; Perriand, Charlotte; Prouve, Jean; Beyer, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 187963614X ISBN 13: 9781879636149

Publisher: James A. Michener Art Museum, 2002

Synopsis

With his spiritually-inclined philosophy and his decision to establish his career in rural Pennsylvania, Japanese-American furniture designer George Nakashima has always existed within a mythology of craftsmanship that celebrates regionalism and the handmade. Yet, as this catalogue shows, he also belongs within the practice of mid-century European modernism, amongst a roster of artists including Charlotte Perriand, Carlo Mollino, Jean Prouve, Alexandre Noll, and Finn Juhl, with whom he shared a respect for that which is visible in the details. Details, as they all knew, reveal a belief that materials and construction are not only functional, but are also aesthetic, complex, and precise.

Edition details

• Publisher: James A. Michener Art Museum
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187963614X
• ISBN 13: 9781879636149
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: McQuaid Matilda