Cover title. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, 4 October 2019 - 19 January 2020; and Belvedere, Vienna, 14 February - 1 June 2020. Includes bibliographical references and index. "Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art" : October 4, 2019-January 19, 2020, Barbican Art Gallery, London, England, United Kingdom. "Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art" : February 14-June 1, 2020, Belvedere, Vienna, Austria.
Contents:
Image Credits. Lotte Johnson -- Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art, an Introduction / Florence Ostrende -- Tehran: Rasht 29, 1966-69 -- Introduction -- The Birth of the 'Cabaret Artistique': New Technology and Modern Aesthetics / Phillip Dennis Cate -- Plates -- Vienna: Cabaret Fledermaus, 1907-13 -- Introduction -- A Collective Gesamtkunstwerk in Vienna / Alexander Klee -- Plates -- London: Cave of the Golden Calf, 1912-14 -- Introduction -- Bohemia in London: Frida Strindberg's Cabaret Theatre Club / Jo Cottrell -- Plates -- Zurich: Cabaret Voltaire, 1916 -- Introduction -- Embracing the Absurd: Cabaret Voltaire / Raimund Meyer -- Plates -- Moscow: Cafe Pittoresque, 1918 -- Introduction -- The Cafe Pittoresque: Kinetic Colour in Revolutionary Russia / John Milner -- Plates -- Rome: Bal Tic Tac and Cabaret del Diavolo, 1921 and 1922 -- Introduction -- Performing Futurism: Colour, Music and Dance in a New Universe / Fabio Benzi -- Plates -- Mexico City: Cafe de Nadie and the Carpa Amaro, 1920s -- Introduction -- El Cafe: Revolution and Renewal in 1920s Mexico / Lynda Klich -- Plates -- Strasbourg: L'Aubette, 1928 -- Introduction -- L'Aubette as a Multimedia Spectacle of Colour and Movement / Marek Wieczorek -- Plates -- Berlin: Weimar Clubs and Cabarets, 1920s-30s -- Introduction -- 'Jeder einmal in Berlin!': Modern Art, Mass Culture and Nightlife in Weimar Germany / Camilla Smith -- Plates -- Harlem: Nightclubs, Jazz Clubs and Cabarets, 1920s-40s -- Introduction -- 'Harlem at its Best': The Cabaret Culture of Harlem / Amy Helene Kirschke -- Plates -- Ibadan and Osogbo: The Mbari Clubs, 1961-66 -- Introduction -- Mbari Club, Ibadan, and Mbari Mbayo, Osogbo / Chika Okeke-Agulu -- Plates -- Tehran: Rasht 29, 1966-69 -- Introduction -- Rasht 29 Revisited / Shorab Mohebbi -- Plates -- 'The Walls Seem to Dance': Mapping the Connections between Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art / Lotte Johnson -- List of Exhibited Works -- Notes -- Index -- Author Biographies -- Acknowledgements -- Image Credits.
Summary:
"Ranging from the 1880s to the 1960s, this richly illustrated history of cafes, cabarets and clubs in modern art includes both famed and little-known sites of the avant-garde. Organised by city, 'Into the Night' presents an exhilarating journey into a selection of social spaces across the world, from New York to Tehran, Paris, Mexico City, London, Berlin, Vienna, Ibadan and beyond. Bringing together painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, performance, film and archival material, this publication highlights the work of artists, performers, designers, musicians and writers such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Loie Fuller, Josef Hoffmann, Wyndham Lewis and Giacomo Balla, as well as Ramon Alva de la Canal, Theo van Doesburg, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jeanne Mammen, Anita Berber, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Colette Omogbai, Twins Seven-Seven and Parviz Tanavoli. Fourteen newly commissioned essays, accompanied by numerous artworks and rarely seen ephemera, explore how these unique spaces fostered a spririt of experimentation and collaboration, sparking new forms of artistic expression." --publisher's description, lower cover. This book explores the role of cabarets, clubs, and cafes in modern art. These creative spaces were incubators of radical thinking, in which artists could exchange provocative ideas. They were welcoming environments for artists, dancers, designers, writers, and musicians pushing the boundaries of cultural and social norms. Spanning the decades from the 1880s to the 1960s, this unique and multi-faceted illustrated history of alternative artistic spaces covers four continents and includes both famed and little-known sites of the avant-garde. Organized by city, it features painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, film, and archival material emanating from over a dozen cabarets, clubs, and bars that were home to the likes of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Loie Fuller, Josef Hoffmann, Giacomo Balla, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Theo Van Doesburg, Jeanne Mammen, Jacob Lawrence, Ramon Alva de la Canal, and Ibrahim El-Salahi. It includes photographs of the interiors of the Chat Noir in Paris, the Cafe L'Aubette in Strasbourg and the Mbari Club in Nigeria; a cocktail menu from the Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna; a 1930s night club map of Harlem; posters and invitations advertising performances at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich and Mexico City's Cafe de Nadie; and countless artworks that emerged from these spaces conveying the energy and excitement of the time. A series of enlightening essays explore how each space fostered and stimulated new forms of artistic expression. Exhibition: Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK (04.10.2019-19.01.2020) / Belvedere, Vienna, Austria (14.02.-01.06.2020).
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