Modan. La ville, le corps et le genre dans le Japon de l’entre-deux-guerres. Magazines What could be more universal

What could be more universal and shared than the feeling of love

L'attention méticuleuse prêtée aux objets du quotidien va devenir une des caractéristiques du style nordique

Four fallen angels and three archangels are on stage at the moment of the creation of man

crossed by brigands and lepers

Modan. La ville, le corps et le genre dans le Japon de l’entre-deux-guerres. Magazines What could be more universalBetween the second half of the 1920s and the early 1930s, modan, or Japanese modernism, revolutionized urban culture and lifestyles in Japan. Modan (from the English modern) denoted the height of novelty in a post traditional world influenced by capitalism. Modan left its mark on art, architecture, literature, and philosophy. But thanks to mass media, it also infused the daily lives of the emerging middle class. It was embodied in avant garde thinking