Herbert Molderings
Biographic Data
| ID | 3481984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herbert Molderings |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herbert |
| FAMILY NAME | Molderings |
| SIGNATURE | MOLDERINGS H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
"Photographic History in the Spirit of Constructivism Reflections on Walter Benjamin's "Little History of Photography
The German art historian Herbert Molderings offers a lucid analysis of Walter Benjamin's seminal essay "Little History of Photography" (1931), including its reception. Although it represented the first critical study of photography in the German-speaking world, it was not until the mid-1960s that it made its mark, when it was embraced by the German New Left as a "manifesto" that reflected its own ideas. The essay offers a detailed account of the …
The Millennial Sovereign
Introduction: Islam and the Millennium2. The Lord of Conjunction: Sacrality and Sovereignty in the Age of Timur3. The Crown of Dreams: Sufis and Princes in Sixteenth-Century Iran4. The Alchemical Court: The Beginnings of the Mughal Imperial Cult5. The Millennial Sovereign: The Troubled Unveiling of the Savior Monarch6. The Throne of Time: The Painted Miracles of the Saint Emperor7. Conclusion: The Graffiti Under the ThroneNotesBibliographyIndex
Duchamp and the Aesthetics of Chance
Umbo's aesthetic
Umbo, one of the most stylistically influential photographers in Europe during the 1920s, followed a singular path that went beyond New Objectivity and Constructivism. In his photography he merged the stylistic elements of the ‘New Vision’ with the expressive aesthetic of Johannes Itten, his teacher at the Weimar Bauhaus. Unlike Albert Renger-Patzsch and László Moholy-Nagy, Umbo adhered to a romantic, poetic understanding of art. He took from Itt…
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Umbo's aesthetic
Umbo, one of the most stylistically influential photographers in Europe during the 1920s, followed a singular path that went beyond New Objectivity and Constructivism. In his photography he merged the stylistic elements of the ‘New Vision’ with the expressive aesthetic of Johannes Itten, his teacher at the Weimar Bauhaus. Unlike Albert Renger-Patzsch and László Moholy-Nagy, Umbo adhered to a romantic, poetic understanding of art. He took from Itt…
Duchamp and the Aesthetics of Chance
The Millennial Sovereign
Introduction: Islam and the Millennium2. The Lord of Conjunction: Sacrality and Sovereignty in the Age of Timur3. The Crown of Dreams: Sufis and Princes in Sixteenth-Century Iran4. The Alchemical Court: The Beginnings of the Mughal Imperial Cult5. The Millennial Sovereign: The Troubled Unveiling of the Savior Monarch6. The Throne of Time: The Painted Miracles of the Saint Emperor7. Conclusion: The Graffiti Under the ThroneNotesBibliographyIndex
"Photographic History in the Spirit of Constructivism Reflections on Walter Benjamin's "Little History of Photography
The German art historian Herbert Molderings offers a lucid analysis of Walter Benjamin's seminal essay "Little History of Photography" (1931), including its reception. Although it represented the first critical study of photography in the German-speaking world, it was not until the mid-1960s that it made its mark, when it was embraced by the German New Left as a "manifesto" that reflected its own ideas. The essay offers a detailed account of the …
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