London in the sixties - Couverture souple

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Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0500515638 ISBN 13 : 9780500515631

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This beautifully illustrated book paints a multifaceted portrait of sixties London and explores the reasons why it became the epicentre of a cultural boom that resounded around the world and whose echoes can still be heard today. London in the 1960s was the embodiment of everything that was inspirational, innovative and progressive. Powered by the three key elements of youth, affluence and the mass media, the city became the hub of sixties pop culture, with its bold and creative spirit attracting an international cast of artists and luminaries in all fields, from pop music and fashion to literature and the visual arts. While a new aristocracy of rockstars and trendsetters ruled the roost, Pop art took a witty and detached view of contemporary consumerism and architecture looked towards a utopian future. Features a stellar array of artists, photographers, musicians, models, writers, designers and architects presented in context, including David Hockney, Francis Bacon, David Bailey, Alan Aldridge, Kenneth Tynan, Mick Jagger, The Beatles, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Ron Heron, Richard Hamilton, Peter Blake, Lucian Freud, Dirk Bogarde, Julie Christie, Marianne Faithful, Michael Caine, Mary Quant, Bridget Riley, Diana Rigg and many, many more...

Revue de presse :

The latest in a beautifully illustrated series on cities and culture in dynamic epochs of the 'modernist' era ...the pictures themselves often give an original take on familiar features and personalities --The Sunday Telegraph

Everything representing the 60s cultural boom from models to architects parades through this luscious book --Saga

Like a box of chocolates, a self-indulgent treat ... marvellously evocative --The Sunday Times

Lavishly illustrated --The Birmingham Post

Encapsulates what it was like for the young and hip growing up in swinging London in the sixties ... the bright and bold images, neatly punctuated by a concise and all-encompassing run-down of events and key figures that moulded the generation that makes this book stand out from the crowd --Family History Monthly

Thames & hudson follows books on Vienna, Paris and Berlin with the London of miniskirts, Pop Art, the Beatles and the Stones. Groovy. --Voyager

Vibrant ... Features a stella cast of characters -Irish Tatler

It's striking to be reminded how much actually went on. --The Scotsman

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0500515638
• ISBN 13: 9780500515631
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368