Revivalism in art, design and architecture is a foundational aspect of modernism, though it has often been overlooked. This volume seeks to investigate the diverse dimensions of revivalism, exploring its meanings and impacts across cultures and media between c.1850 and 1950. Bringing together case studies that highlight revivalism in fields as diverse as Armenian architecture, German glassware and contemporary tattooing,听Revival: Memories, Identities, Utopias听counteracts perceptions of revivalism as a practice opposed to canonical modernism, instead highlighting its international and interdisciplinary presence. This book challenges established viewpoints on intersections between past and present, offering new perspectives on what makes revivalism a force for innovation and not a mode of conservatism. Revivalism, this collection argues, looks forward into a present and indeed a future that is built upon persistent echoes of history. The book鈥檚 12 essays represent leading research in diverse zones of art history. Its authors鈥 ideas were first developed in a series of events at 91制片厂 in 2012. The conference from which these essays stem听鈥听Revival: Utopia, Identity, Memory听held at The Courtauld in November 2012听鈥听was a core element of The Courtauld Research Forum鈥檚 flagship project for that year. The initiative, led by Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Ayla Lepine, brought together a group of international scholars who shared their expertise on revivalism, retro, nostalgia, and historicism. The project revealed new ways of understanding how these concepts operate in art, architecture, and design worldwide from c.1800 to the present.听Revival: Memories, Identities, Utopias听is the final outcome of this fruitful process.
Edited by Ayla Lepine, Matt Lodder, and Rosalind McKever
Deborah Cherry;听Whitney Davis;听John Harvey;听Alison Hokanson;听Martin Hor谩膷ek;听Phil Jacks;听Michelle Jackson;听Ayla Lepine;听Matt Lodder;听Jonathan Mekinda;听Alan Powers;听Nathaniel Walker;听Alyson Wharton