On Modernity and Figuration: Approaching Oscar Niemeyer’s City Museum in Brasilia through Marcel Gautherot’s Photographs
This article focuses on the relationship between the figurative sculptures of José Pedrosa and the modern architecture of Oscar Niemeyer at the City Museum (Brasilia, 1958-1960), as seen in the photographs of the new building shot by Marcel Gautherot in 1960. It aims to highlight a particular usage...
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oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-706762021-01-28T18:19:14Z On Modernity and Figuration: Approaching Oscar Niemeyer’s City Museum in Brasilia through Marcel Gautherot’s Photographs Sobre modernidad y figuración: una aproximación al Museo de la Ciudad de Brasilia de Oscar Niemeyer desde la fotografía de Marcel Gautherot Costa Cabral, Cláudia Niemeyer Gautherot Brasilia modernidad figuración integración de las artes This article focuses on the relationship between the figurative sculptures of José Pedrosa and the modern architecture of Oscar Niemeyer at the City Museum (Brasilia, 1958-1960), as seen in the photographs of the new building shot by Marcel Gautherot in 1960. It aims to highlight a particular usage of sculpture in relation to architecture that some have considered to be a failure and others to be anachronistic, arguing that it has played a central role in Brasilia’s experience as a modern city. El artículo aborda la relación entre la escultura figurativa de José Pedrosa y la arquitectura moderna de Oscar Niemeyer en el Museo de la Ciudad (Brasilia, 1958-1960), desde la perspectiva que Gautherot asumió en las fotografías tomadas del entonces recién construido edificio cerca de 1960. El objetivo es resaltar cómo la fotografía buscó la integración de la escultura figurativa con la arquitectura moderna; integración que si bien unos han considerado malograda y otros, anacrónica, es fundamental en la experiencia de Brasilia como ciudad moderna. Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2019-09-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Investigación application/pdf application/xml https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/70676 10.22201/fa.14058901p.2019.41.70676 Bitacora Arquitectura; No. 41 (2019): Photography and Architecture; 12-21 Bitácora Arquitectura; Núm. 41 (2019): Fotografía y arquitectura; 12-21 2594-0856 1405-8901 10.22201/fa.14058901p.2019.41 spa https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/70676/62501 https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/70676/67532 Derechos de autor 2019 Bitácora Arquitectura |
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This article focuses on the relationship between the figurative sculptures of José Pedrosa and the modern architecture of Oscar Niemeyer at the City Museum (Brasilia, 1958-1960), as seen in the photographs of the new building shot by Marcel Gautherot in 1960. It aims to highlight a particular usage of sculpture in relation to architecture that some have considered to be a failure and others to be anachronistic, arguing that it has played a central role in Brasilia’s experience as a modern city. |
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