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The Other: A Magazine for the Introduction of Occidental Culture to Austria (Vienna 1903 / Reprint 2015)

by Adolf Loos

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In 1903, Adolf Loos edited the journal Das Andere, in which he expressed his thoughts on, and theories of, contemporary architecture, fashion, and design. The publication was born out of Loos’ aversion to a superficial aestheticization of life... Read more

In 1903, Adolf Loos edited the journal Das Andere, in which he expressed his thoughts on, and theories of, contemporary architecture, fashion, and design. The publication was born out of Loos’ aversion to a superficial aestheticization of life in Austria, which he saw embodied by the “Wiener Secession” and later on “Wiener Werkstätte” and “Werkbund.” As a counter balance, in Das Andere he showed his admiration especially for the fashion and culture of England and America. Contemporary advertisements on these subjects were included in the journal, which ran for just two issues. Beatriz Colomina supplements the reprint of Das Andere with an extensive commentary.

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File size9.5 X 8.25 X 0.3 in
Print pages80
PublisherLars Müller Publishers
Publication date August 25, 2016
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9783037784815
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Adolf Loos (1877-1933) was a leading Austro-Hungarian architect, perhaps most famous for the revolutionary 'Loos House' opposite the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, which caused outrage when it was built in...

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