Relearning from Las Vegas   Aron Vinegar and Michael J. Golec, editors Table of Contents		$25.00 paper ISBN: 978-0-8166-5061-3 $75.00 cloth ISBN: 978-0-8166-5060-6
Evaluates for the first time one of the foundational works in architecture criticism. Immediately on its publication in 1972, Learning from Las Vegas, by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour, was hailed as a transformative work in the history and theory of architecture, liberating those in architecture who were trying to find a way out of the straitjacket of architectural orthodoxies. Resonating far beyond the professional and institutional boundaries of the field, the book contributed to a thorough rethinking of modernism and was subsequently taken up as an early manifestation and progenitor of postmodernism. Going beyond analyzing the original text, the essays provide insights into the issues surrounding architecture, culture, and philosophy that have been influenced by Learning from Las Vegas. For the contributors, as for scholars in an array of fields, the pioneering book is as relevant to architectural debates today as it was when it was first published. Contributors: Ritu Bhatt, Karsten Harries, Jean-Claude Lebensztejn, John McMorrough, Katherine Smith, Dell Upton, Nigel Whitely. Aron Vinegar is assistant professor of art history at Ohio State University. Michael J. Golec is assistant professor of art and design history at Iowa State University. 208 pages | 27 b&w photos | 7 x 10 | 2008 Table of Contents Introduction: Instruction as Provocation Aron Vinegar and Michael J. Golec 1. Aesthetic or Anaesthetic: A Nelson Goodman Reading of the Las Vegas Strip Ritu Bhatt 2. Format and Layout in Learning from Las Vegas Michael J. Golec 3. Photorealism, Kitsch, and Venturi Jean-Claude Lebensztejn 4. Theory as Ornament Karsten Harries 5. Mobilizing Visions: Representing the American Landscape Katherine Smith 6. On Billboards and Other Signs around (Learning from) Las Vegas John McMorrough 7. Signs Taken for Wonders Dell Upton 8. The Melodrama of Expression and Inexpression in the Duck and Decorated Shed Aron Vinegar 9. Learning from Las Vegas…and Los Angeles and Reyner Banham Nigel Whiteley Contributors Publication History Index

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