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Milam Residence
Milam Residence is an oceanfront residence in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. It was designed by architect Paul Rudolph (architect), Paul Rudolph in the style of Sarasota Modern. The late modernist home has an unusual facade of large geometrical shapes facing the ocean. Completed in 1961, it was one of ''Architectural Record'' 20 "Record Houses" of 1963. In 2016, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. History The Milam Residence was completed in 1961 and named after Arthur W. Milam, the philanthropist who commissioned the project. It was designed in the style of the Sarasota Modern by architect Paul Rudolph (architect), Paul Rudolph. Rudolph designed almost 60 homes in Florida, and the Milam Residence was the last one. The home appears on the cover of Rudolph's 2002 book, ''Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses''. In 1963, the home was named one of ''Architectural Record'' 20 "Record Houses". Rudolph returned to design other outbuildings when Milam wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Modernism
In the visual arts, late modernism encompasses the overall production of most recent art made between the aftermath of World War II and the early years of the 21st century. The terminology often points to similarities between late modernism and post-modernism although there are differences. The predominant term for art produced since the 1950s is contemporary art. Not all art labelled as contemporary art is modernist or post-modern, and the broader term encompasses both artists who continue to work in modern and late modernist traditions, as well as artists who reject modernism for post-modernism or other reasons. Arthur Danto argues explicitly in ''After the End of Art'' that contemporaneity was the broader term, and that postmodern objects represent a subsector of the contemporary movement which replaced modernity and modernism, while other notable critics: Hilton Kramer,''The Citadel of Modernism Falls to Deconstructionists'', 1992 critical essay, ''The Triumph of Modernism'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
