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R T in C R I S I S GOY A: DRAWING FOR TITLE PAGE OF LOS CAPRICHOS 'When reason dreams, monsters are born.' (See page 141.) This page intentionally left blank With a new Introduction by Roger Kimball Hans Sedlmayr R T - 1n C R I S I S The Lost Center Translated by Brian Battershaw ~~ ~~o~;~~~~~up LONDON AND NEW YORK This page intentionally left blank Originally published in 1957 by Hollis and Carter limited, London. Published 2007 by Transaction Publishers Published 2017 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business New material this edition copyright © 2007 by Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Catalog Number: 2006050058 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sedlmayr, Hans, 1896- [Verlust der Mitte. English] Art in crisis : the lost center / Hans Sedlmayr ; with a new introduction by Roger Kimball; translated by Brian Battershaw. p. cm. Translation of: Verlust der Mitte. Salzburg : O. Miiller, 1951. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4128-0607-0 (alk. paper) 1. Art, European—19 century. 2. Art, European—20th century. 3. Art—Philosophy. I. Title. N66757.S4413 2006 709'.03—dc22 2006050058 ISBN 13: 978-1-4128-0607-7 (pbk) Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this book but points out that some imperfections from the original may be apparent. Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold... W. B. Yeats CONTENTS TRA..:~SACTION INTRODUCTION xiii INTRODUCTION I TheTheme . • I Limitations of the Thesis s Part One SYMPTOMS I. NEW MASTER PROBLEMS • 9 The Withering of the old Composite W orlcs of Art I I The Landscape Garden 14 The Architectural Monument . 20 The Museum . . . . 27 Utilitarian and Domestic Architecture 32 Domestic Building . 3 5 The Theatre . 38 The Exhibition . 47 Theatre and Exhibition 54 The House of the Machine 54 Summary 58 ll. THE SEARCH FOR A LOST STYLE 6o All Tasks claim Equality of Status . . . . . 62 The Egalitarianism of the first Architecture of the Revolution 65 Stylistic Compromise: Neo-Hellenism and Neo-Gothic 66 Pluralism of Styles . . . . 68 The Neo-Renaissance as a total Restoration 70 The Rise of Technical Architecture . 72 Egalitarianism of the Second Revolution: The New Building 73 Reaction: Neo-Classicism as a Mask . 75 The Beginnings of a new Pluralism . 76 Party Warfare of Style in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 77 lll. THE ISOLATION OF THE ARTS 79 The 'Pure' Garden . 8o Autonomous Architecture 8o Pure Sculpture 82 The Art of the Line Drawing 83
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