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Utopian visions: The 'Cold War' and its political aesthetics
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Abstract What is the link between consumer society, fear of a nuclear war, design, modernity and utopia? According to the curators David Crowley and Jane Pavitt, the answer can be summarized in one concept: the Cold War. 'Cold War Modern' is an exhibit intending to show how the two postwar superpowers, the U... view more
What is the link between consumer society, fear of a nuclear war, design, modernity and utopia? According to the curators David Crowley and Jane Pavitt, the answer can be summarized in one concept: the Cold War. 'Cold War Modern' is an exhibit intending to show how the two postwar superpowers, the US and the USSR, engaged in aggressive contests in art, architecture and design in order to 'demonstrate a superior vision of modernity'.... view less
Keywords
Lithuania; cold war; exhibition; Great Britain; modernity; museum
Classification
General History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 313-322
Journal
Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 5 (2008) 2
ISSN
1612-6041
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed