The Architecture of Collage: Marshall Brown

Marshall Brown's book "The Architecture of Collage" showcases his forty collages as an architectural medium, challenging traditional definitions of authorship and originality. The collages are from four series and are accompanied by essays by critics, scholars, and curators.

Format: Hardback
Length: 124 pages
Publication date: 28 September 2022
Publisher: Park Books

Despite its longstanding presence in architectural practice throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, collage has never been regarded as a conventional form of architectural representation alongside drafting, model-making, or sketching. The remarkable work of architect and artist Marshall Brown exemplifies the immense potential of collage as an architectural medium. In Brown's perspective, collage disrupts the traditional boundaries of architectural authorship and challenges outdated notions of originality. This thought-provoking exploration is documented in the book, published in conjunction with the exhibition "The Architecture of Collage: Marshall Brown" at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. The book showcases a collection of forty captivating collages by Marshall Brown, drawn from four of his distinguished collage series, including "Chimera," "Je est un autre," and the previously unpublished "Prisons of Invention" and "Piranesian Maps of Berlin." Furthermore, the book includes photographs of Ziggurat, an outdoor sculpture that bears a design inspired by a collage from "Chimera." The full-color plates are accompanied by insightful essays by critic and curator Aaron Betsky, art history and archaeology scholar Anna Arabindan-Kesson, Santa Barbara Museum of Arts curator James Glisson, and Marshall Brown, which provide a deeper understanding of the conceptual foundations underpinning Brown's intriguing exploration of the intersection of architecture and art.

Weight: 976g
Dimension: 310 x 230 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783038602910