Wyndham Lewis and the Parables of Expressionist Architecture
2014; Edinburgh University Press; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3366/mod.2014.0087
ISSN2041-1022
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
ResumoThis article examines Wyndham Lewis’ The Caliph's Design alongside German Expressionist architectural design during the years 1918–1920, suggesting Bruno Taut for the role of Lewis’ sought-after ‘single architect with brains’. By analysing the intellectual and ideological context of an architectural project with similar concerns and prejudices it is possible to see Lewis’ post-war pamphlet as an exceptional phase in his writing, in which he teeters on the brink of approving political engagement for the arts and echoes some of the ideas promoted by Germany's Activist programme. These images of revolutionary utopian architecture can then be traced to Lewis’ construction of the Magnetic City in The Human Age.
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