Plastique Plastic
Conceived on the eve of World War II, the facsimile edition of this important 1930s magazine offers a unique and multifaceted perspective on abstract art during the first decades of the twentieth century. Created by Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp, “Plastique Plastic” encompasses the spirit of avant-garde art in Europe and the United States of America in a time where modern ideas and thinking were increasingly becoming endangered. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and texts in English, French and German trace traditions and changes in modern art through artworks of influential artists and voices of art historians and critics – often close friends with Taeuber-Arp. “Plastique’s” five issues illustrate the appreciation and the close bond between abstract artists in European countries and the United States and affirm their international outlook in times of fascist encroachment.
Conceived on the eve of World War II, the facsimile edition of this important 1930s magazine offers a unique and multifaceted perspective on abstract art during the first decades of the twentieth century. Created by Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp, “Plastique Plastic” encompasses the spirit of avant-garde art in Europe and the United States of America in a time where modern ideas and thinking were increasingly becoming endangered. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and texts in English, French and German trace traditions and changes in modern art through artworks of influential artists and voices of art historians and critics – often close friends with Taeuber-Arp. “Plastique’s” five issues illustrate the appreciation and the close bond between abstract artists in European countries and the United States and affirm their international outlook in times of fascist encroachment.
