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International Style, Modernism n (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a 20th-century architectural style characterized by undecorated rectilinear forms and the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete Internationalism, International Style a style, current since the 1920s, that makes use of modern constructional advances to create buildings reflecting characteristic industrial forms and emphasizing both volume and horizontality through ribbon windows, smooth and undecorated wall surfaces, and flat roofs, with contrasts introduced by curved or cylindrical forms and cantilevered projecting features. See also: ArchitectureHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Of the works that specifically address the historical position of the show's subtitle, Argentine artist Sergio Vega's Modernismo Tropical, 2002, a slapstick narrative in photographs and text that tells the story of International Style "tropicalized," is perhaps the most successful. the Manhattan House takes up an entire block between Second and Third Avenues and is one of the first buildings in New York City to be constructed in the International style. In 1936, he motored back home in his red-spoked De Soto and got his break: an encounter with Neutra that resulted in six perfect photos of the radical International style better known as Modern. |
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