Authors on Architecture: Cronan on Modern Architecture in California
Zoom Presentation
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Join author Todd Cronan as he discusses his new book, Nothing Permanent: Modern Architecture in
California (University of Minnesota Press, 2023).
As “Mid-Century modern” has evolved into a popular and
ubiquitous architectural style, it has obscured the varied perspectives and
approaches of its original practitioners. In Nothing Permanent, Cronan
displaces generalizations with a nuanced intellectual history of architectural
innovation in California between 1920 and 1970. Focusing on four figures: R. M.
Schindler, Richard Neutra, and Charles and Ray Eames, Cronan demonstrates how
this prolific era of modern architecture in California was propelled by
disparate approaches and aims.
Todd Cronan is professor of art history at Emory University.
He is author of Against Affective
Formalism: Matisse, Bergson, Modernism and Red Aesthetics: Rodchenko, Brecht, Eisenstein.
Authors on Architecture: Cronan on Modern Architecture in
California, Sunday, September 24th, 2023, 1PM Pacific. $5; Zoom
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