Cut with the Kitchen Knife : The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Hoch [Paperback]

Maud Lavin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1993

Lightly Used Out of Print Softcover Edition published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT., 1993, 260 pages (illustrated) in Very Good Condition. Cover has slight shelf-wear, minor scuffing. Text is clean and unmarked with no rips, tears, creases or loose pages. There is a turned-down corner on the back End Sheet, rest of the text is clean and sharp. Spine is firm and uncreased but with a slight tilt. An important pioneer of the artform that became known as photomontage. Hoch (November 1, 1889 to May 31, 1978) was a German Dada artist. She is best known for her work of the Weimar period, when she was one of the originators of photomontage. Höch was the lone woman among the Berlin Dada group, however she was dismayed to the Dadaists lip service to women's emancipation and her work echos her feelings that there were difference between women in media and reality. Marriage did not escape her criticism. She depicted brides as mannequins and children, reflecting the idea that women are not seen as complete people and have little control over their lives. A long-time German resident, her work fell out of favor after WWII although she continued to produce her photomontages and exhibit them internationally until her death in 1978. The Berlin Dadaists - the "monteurs" (mechanics) - would use scissors and glue rather than paintbrushes and paints to express their views of modern life through images presented by the media. A variation on the collage technique, photomontage utilized actual or reproductions of real photographs printed in the press. We ship within 24 hours of your purchase with a Delivery Confirmation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300061641
• ISBN-13: 978-0300061642
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,394,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maud Lavin is a nonfiction writer. Her books include Push Comes to Shove: New Images of Aggressive Women (MIT, 2010); Clean New World: Culture, Politics and Graphic Design (MIT, 2001); and Cut with the Kitchen Knife: The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Hoech (Yale, 1993). As editor and coauthor, she has also published The Oldest We've Ever Been (Arizona, 2008) and The Business of Holidays (Monacelli/Random House, 2004). Push Comes to Shove was completed with the help of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and Clean New World with the aid of an NEA grant. She is a professor of Visual and Critical Studies and Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She's into Pilates, reading mysteries, great conversation, traveling to Asia, and goofing off. She is currently doing research for her new book, Lipstick Dreams, on images of femininity in contemporary China, South Korea, and the U.S.

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book, November 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cut with the Kitchen Knife : The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Hoch (Paperback)

This is a wonderful resource for information on Hannah Hoch, and Berlin dada. Great account of Hannah's life,
and a complete collection of her work.

3 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hannah Hoch, Artist, July 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cut with the Kitchen Knife : The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Hoch (Paperback)

I admit I don't know much about art, that's why I read this book. I learned a lot about the Dada movement and also about Ms. Hoch. I'm still not sure if she is much of an artist, but I know she makes a damn fine sandwich.