From the sex-free paradise of the Shakers to the worker's paradise of Marx, utopian ideas seem to have two things in common--they all are wonderfully plausible at the start and they all end up as disasters. In Visions of Utopia, three leading cultural critics--Edward Rothstein, Martin Marty, and Herbert Muschamp--look at the history of utopian ...
From the sex-free paradise of the Shakers to the worker's paradise of Marx, utopian ideas seem to have two things in common--they all are wonderfully plausible at the start and they all end up as disasters. Three leading cultural critics look at the history of utopian thinking, exploring why they fail and why they are still worth pursuing.
A series of essays discussing the Elvehjem Museum of Art's outdoor sculpture, "Generations", which opened to the public in 1991. This exhibit was designed as an educational vehicle which would promote an understanding and acceptance of the new sculpture and inspire further interest in public art.
Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary was abandoned for more than twenty years after closing its doors in 1971. Perrott's photographs capture the spirit of this awesome building in haunting black and white.
From the late Muschamp, the former architecture critic for "The New York Times" and one of the most outspoken and influential voices in architectural criticism, comes a collection of his best essays.
Only a fraction of Mapplethorpe's color flowers have been published or exhibited. This book, exquisitely designed and produced, is destined to become a crucial part of his legacy.
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