Date of Award
Spring 5-4-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Joachim Pissarro
Second Advisor
Serubiri Moses
Academic Program Adviser
Lynda Klich
Abstract
Constant Nieuwenhuys and Bodys Isek Kingelez both create futuristic utopias in the form of architectural maquettes. This comparative study explores each artist’s reverence for technology, global connectivity, and new forms of economic production. It argues that these utopias represent desires endemic to late modernity and capitalism, including consumption, nomadism, automation.
Recommended Citation
Rosen, Shoshanah B., "Micro-Metropolis: Space, Work, and Waste in the Maquettes of Constant and Bodys Isek Kingelez" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/868