Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein (The MIT Press)

Synopsis

In The Early Twentieth Century, Influenced By Advances In Science That Included Einstein's Theory Of Relativity And Newly Powerful Microscopic And Telescopic Lenses, Artists Were Inspired To Expand Their Art-to Capture A New Metareality That Went Beyond Human Perception Into Unseen Dimensions. In 1936, The Hungarian Poet Charles Sirato Authored The Dimensionist Manifesto, Signaling A New Movement That Called On Artists To Transcend All The Old Borders And Barriers Of The Arts. The Manifesto Was The First Attempt To Systematize The Mass Of Changes That We Now Call Modern Art, And Was Endorsed By An Impressive Array Of Artists, Including Jean Arp, Alexander Calder, Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, Cesar Domela, Marcel Duchamp, Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miro, Laszlo Moholy-nagy, Ben Nicholson, Enrico Prampolini, And Sophie Taeuber-arp. 'dimensionism' Is The First Book In English To Explore How These And Other Dimensionists Responded To The Scientific Breakthroughs Of Their Era. 00exhibition: Berkeley Art Museum And Pacific Film Archive, Usa (02.11.2018-03.03.2019) / Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Usa (03.-06.2019). Charles Sirató And The Dimensionist Manifesto / Oliver A.i. Botar -- The Dimensionist Manifesto And The Multivalent Fourth Dimension In 1936 : Sirató, Delaunay, Duchamp, Kandinsky, And Prampolini / Linda Dalrymple Henderson -- From Macrocosm To Microcosm : Examining The Role Of Modern Science In American Art / Vanja V. Malloy -- Revolutions In Art And Science : Cubism, Quantum Mechanics, And Art History / Gavin Parkinson. Edited By Vanja V. Malloy. Published In Conjunction With Exhibition Dimensions: Modern Art In The Age Of Einstein.--colophon. Includes Translation Of Károly (charles) Tamkó Sirató's Dimensionist Manifesto (translated From The French). Includes Bibliographical References (pages [289]-297) And Index. Includes Translation Of Károly (charles) Tamkó Sirató's Dimensionist Manifesto (translated From The French). Exhibited: Dimensions: Modern Art In The Age Of Einstein, Berkeley Art Museum, University Of California, November 7, 2018-march 3, 2019; Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, March 28, 2019-june 2, 2019.