1st Edition
Beyond Brutalism and the Postwar Architecture-Sculpture Network Redefining Media and Global Public Space
Introduction Part 1: The (postwar) historical context of the Architecture-Sculpture Network and Béton Brut 1. SYNTHESIS: Forging the Architecture-Sculpture Network: Synthèse des Arts and André Bloc’s Legacy 2. TEXTURE: Exploring concrete in the Architecture -Sculpture network: Brutalism vs Béton brut PART 2: Sculpting the Urban Landscape: The Rise of Concrete Sculptures in Public Spaces 3. COLLABORATION: Picasso’s Encounter with Concrete: Carl Nesjar and Betograve 4 MOVEMENT: Concrete Landmarks: The International Sculpture Symposium and Highway Sculptures Part 3: Sculpture in Architecture and the Built Environment: Living and Exhibiting in Béton Brut 5. DWELLING: The Sculptural House 6. DOMESTICITY: Living in a Béton Brut Sculpture 7. DISPLAY: A Sculptural Environment for Art Epilogue: Concrete Synthesis, Then and Now
Biography
Angelique Campens is an independent art historian, writer, educator, and curator, teaching at KASK & Conservatorium/School of Arts Ghent, Belgium.
