The second of the four major annual exhibitions at the gallery in Paul Rudolph Hall, “Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes” will explore the culture of American ... suburb is vague and varied, the ...

Bill Owens' photograph of Richie Ferguson in 1971 became one of the most evocative images in Suburbia ... and he discovered their devotion to the American dream—“three kids, the dog, the ...

Christina Fernandez, "Suburban Nightscapes (Theo and Diego) #4" (2023), archival digital pigment print, 30 x 45 inches ... Documenting the mundane suburbs with a dramatic, cinematic flare ...

Suburbia and the American Dream are perpetually connected ... performed and marketed across literature, art, film, and advertising, while the material pillars of picket-fenced neighbourhoods have been ...

American suburbia is both ... gelatin silver print. Image courtesy Bill Ownens Archive, Milan If the dominant narrative turns pessimistic towards the end, it’s to kill this notion that suburbia was a ...

This took the form of art ... of American domination in the sphere of entertainment. The pop culture of the 1950s was made possible through another cultural phenomenon: that of the suburbs.

Through detailed analysis, policy critiques, and real-world examples, The War on Suburbia is a must-read for policymakers, urban planners, and anyone interested in the future of American housing.