Gaston de Pawlowski New Inventions and the Latest Innovations /anglais - Couverture souple

De, Pawlowski Gaston

 
9781939663986: Gaston de Pawlowski New Inventions and the Latest Innovations /anglais
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1939663989 ISBN 13 : 9781939663986
Editeur : Wakefield Press, 2024

Synopsis

Satirical yet prophetical advertisements for imaginary new products, influential to Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia.

Originally published in book form in 1916, this volume of French author Gaston de Pawlowski's (1874-1933) writings, New Inventions and the Latest Innovations, collects the humorist's fictional columns mocking his era's burgeoning consumerism and growing faith in science. From anti-slip soap, gut rests and the pocket-sized yardstick to repurposed spittoons, nasal vacuums, electric oysters and musicographical revolvers, Pawlowski offers a far-sighted critique of technological gadgetry and a cynical promise to remove discomfort from every facet of life, even as World War I raged on and technology was unleashing new horrors onto humanity.
Pawlowski's humorous cultural critique and tongue-in-cheek celebration of uselessness and futility bears relevance for today, as technology remains the hoped-for answer to our increasingly troubled human condition.

Described with the excessive optimism of the sales pitch, these inventions of yesteryear were also an influence in the arts, admired by such figures as Marcel Duchamp and Raymond Queneau, and standing as a precursor to the work of such artists as Jean Tinguely and today's looming specter of AI-generated artwork and literature.

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Satirical yet prophetical advertisements for imaginary new products, influential to Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia.

Originally published in book form in 1916, this volume of French author Gaston de Pawlowski's (1874-1933) writings, New Inventions and the Latest Innovations, collects the humorist's fictional columns mocking his era's burgeoning consumerism and growing faith in science. From anti-slip soap, gut rests and the pocket-sized yardstick to repurposed spittoons, nasal vacuums, electric oysters and musicographical revolvers, Pawlowski offers a far-sighted critique of technological gadgetry and a cynical promise to remove discomfort from every facet of life, even as World War I raged on and technology was unleashing new horrors onto humanity.
Pawlowski's humorous cultural critique and tongue-in-cheek celebration of uselessness and futility bears relevance for today, as technology remains the hoped-for answer to our increasingly troubled human condition.

Described with the excessive optimism of the sales pitch, these inventions of yesteryear were also an influence in the arts, admired by such figures as Marcel Duchamp and Raymond Queneau, and standing as a precursor to the work of such artists as Jean Tinguely and today's looming specter of AI-generated artwork and literature.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Wakefield Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1939663989
ISBN 13 
9781939663986
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
248
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