Shadows and Light
Colonial Modernity and the Grand Mosquee of Paris
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15015137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moustafa Bayoumi (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 267-292 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Yale journal of criticism/ The Yale journal of criticism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0893-5378 • E-ISSN: 1080-6636 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/yale.2000.0015 |
| OpenAlex | W2084274656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
In 1911, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, the man later known as Le Corbusier, would travel to Istanbul in search of miracles and meaning, both for architecture and for modern living. The young, rather mystical draftsman would be so stunned by the mosques and their sublime architecture that he would write the above lines in homage to them. It was during this trip that Corbusier discovered the importance of light and form for his own rational and utopian system of architecture. For years afterwards, he would try to implement his architectural system across France and Europe, though with only limited success. And like so many others, when he couldn't achieve his desires in Europe, he would move his testing ground to the colonies and overseas territories of Europe--for Corbusier, to Algiers in particular. 2
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Literature · Modernity · Mysticism · Sublime · Visual arts · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Philosophy · Architecture
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2021 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |