Making Paradise

This study examines the impact of modernity and the artistic imagination on an idyllic landscape. Touching on the issues of pleasure, escape, work, leisure, and... » 

This study examines the impact of modernity and the artistic imagination on an idyllic landscape. Touching on the issues of pleasure, escape, work, leisure, and desire and ecstasy, it offers a fresh look at the Cote d'Azur and its significance as a site for modernist innovation from 1890 to 2001. «