{"product_id":"the-cold-gaze-laerke-rydal-jorgensen-9788793659599","title":"The Cold Gaze: Germany in the 1920s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sweeping journey through the roaring art and culture of the Weimar Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of this volume are the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) artists--Otto Dix, George Grosz and Albert Renger-Patzsch--and the groundbreaking photographer August Sander, in particular his famed series \u003ci\u003ePeople of the 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e, which portrayed both prominent and anonymous Germans from all parts of society in a simple and matter-of-fact pictorial style. Sander and the Neue Sachlichkeit artists both pursued an anti-Expressionist aesthetic, embracing social engagement and a rejection of romantic idealism. \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Gaze\u003c\/i\u003e also looks at the extraordinary writers associated with the Weimar Republic, such as Vicki Baum, Bertolt Brecht, Alfred Dlin, Hans Fallada, Erich K舖tner and Christopher Isherwood. Further points of focus by a range of contributing writers include Germany's Americanization during this period; Marcel Breuer's innovations in furniture design; the invention and ascent of the Futura font; the Weimar cult of technology; and much more.\u003cbr\u003eThis richly illustrated catalog unfolds a period that was at once euphoric and harsh, an extraordinary moment in modernity birthed in the shadows between two world wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laerke Rydal Jorgensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8793659598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788793659599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Louisiana Museum of Modern Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 10.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Laerke Rydal Jorgensen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133591875839,"sku":"9788793659599","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50fdd7f9-e606-472d-b368-aafd38e4bdb4.jpg?v=1687487046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cold-gaze-laerke-rydal-jorgensen-9788793659599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}