Relearning from Las Vegas / Aron Vinegar and Michael J. Golec, editors.

Other author Vinegar, Aron.
Other author Golec, Michael J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,
Description221 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Contents 1. Aesthetic or anaesthetic : a Nelson Goodman reading of the Las Vegas Strip / Ritu Bhatt -- 2. Format and layout in learning from Las Vegas / Michael J. Golec -- 3. Photorealism, kitsch, and Venturi / Jean-Claude Lebensztejn -- 4. Theory as ornament / Karsten Harries -- 5. Mobilizing visions : representing the American landscape / Katherine Smith -- 6. On billboards and other signs around (learning from) Las Vegas / John McMorrough -- 7. Signs taken for wonders / Dell Upton -- 8. Of ducks, decorated sheds, and other minds / Aron Vinegar -- 9. Learning from Las Vegas-- and Los Angeles and Reyner Banham / Nigel Whiteley -- Contributors -- Publication history -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2008025279
ISBN9780816650606 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816650613 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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