Libros de Juan José Lahuerta (3 libros)

The expert contributors to this lavishly illustrated volume, devoted entirely to Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion of 1929, address here for the first time the forgotten contexts of the Pavilion's genesis. Habitually thought of as an abstract, unpolluted, and splendidly isolated building--a precursor of Mies's American period--the Pavilion is revealed here as a thoroughly European work, perhaps less pristine but more authentic. Mies and Lilly Reich were commissioned to design not only the Pavilion but also more than one hundred thousand square feet of German stands spread throughout the...

This book takes us beyond its façade to reveal to us, with meticulous detail, the architect’s great creativity. It includes an essay by Juan José Lahuerta and a study of the morphology of the building.

«El fenómeno del éxtasis» es el título de un collage fotográfico y de un breve texto que Salvador Dalí publicó en el número 3-4 de la revista Minotaure (1933). Ambos marcan un momento determinante en la carrera del artista. Ante todo suponen la culminación de su actividad en el grupo surrealista ortodoxo que dirigía André Breton, pero salen a la luz justo cuando la posición de Dalí dentro del grupo entra en crisis. Este libro analiza con gran agudeza y calidad literaria este importantísimo instante de inflexión, esencial para comprender tanto los caminos que seguirá la...