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fascism is kitsch


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Abi + Liz  break down the definition of kitsch while exploring architectural trends under fascism. Wherever the discussion takes us we know the conclusion: Fascism is NOT fetch.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY [and notes]
[3:53] Julia Friedman, “Classicism by Decree,” *Athenaeum  Review*, 2021.

[5:47] donate to wikipedia!!!  https://donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LandingPage&country=NL&uselang=en-gb&wmf_medium=spontaneous&wmf_source=fr-redir&wmf_campaign=spontaneous 

[6:21] Marcel Breuer - learn more about his work as a furniture designer at this link: https://dedece.com/designer/marcel-breuer/ 

[6:34] Marcel Breuer, “Old American Embassy in den Haag,” 1959. https://www.john-adams.nl/rio-de-janeiro-and-havana-by-harrison-abramovitz-1948-and-1950/ 

[6:43] Marcel Breuer, “Hubert H. Humphrey Building, housing the US Department of Health and Human Services,” 1977.

[7:06] Cass Gilbert, “Supreme Court Building,” 1935.

[7:47] Overly Sarcastic Productions, “History Summarised: Beauty and Brutalism,” YouTube video essay, 10 May, 2024, 10:31, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Dc5vaEJfY 

[8:41] Ricardo Bofill, “Les Espaces d’Abraxas,” 1978, Noisy-le-Grand, France. (VR video highlighting the community living at Les Espaces d’Abraxas  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuWRxJFkvC4 )

[8:58] @brutal_architecture on instagram

[13:34] Paul Troost [NAZI], “Haus der Kunst,” 1937. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2017/03/01/should-munich-contemporary-art-museum-reveal-or-obscure-its-nazi-history 

[14:41] CJ the X, “How Jordan Peterson’s Suits Taught Me Fashion,” YouTube video essay, 16 October, 2024, 1:00:32, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHFcylNGqg&t=670s 

[16:17] Friedman, “Classicism by Decree.”

[20:02] Screenshot of Paris folding on itself from the masterpiece that is Inception. But here’s some info about Haussmann https://www.mansionglobal.com/library/architectural-styles/haussmann-architecture

[20:22] Eugène Beaudouin, et al. “The Tour Montparnasse,” 1973.  https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/a-defense-of-the-ugliest-building-in-paris

[26:17] I.M. Pei, “Louvre Pyramid,” 1989.

[26:48] Emilio Distretti & Alessandro Petti, “The Afterlife of Fascist Colonial Architecture: A Critical Manifesto.” Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism. Vol. 16, No. 2 (Winter 2019), 2019.

[32:43] Distretti & Petti, “The Afterlife of Fascist Colonial Architecture.” 

Further Reading:
- Guiding principles for federal architecture https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/design-and-construction/design-excellence-program/guiding-principles-for-federal-architecture 
- Cologne Architecture City Guide: 16 Historical and Contemporary Buildings https://www.archdaily.com/972519/cologne-city-guide-10-projects-you-shouldnt-miss

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SOURCE NEEDEDBy Abi Montalvo & Liz Hébert