{"product_id":"the-modernist-issue-57","title":"The Modernist Issue 57","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's The Modernist, back again to sing the praises of, yes you guessed it, MODERNISM! This time it's a very public affair. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublic transport, public housing, public libraries, public parks, public toilets. You’ll find all of these – and more – in this PUBLIC-themed issue of the modernist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue explores the many forms that public resources and infrastructure assumed in the twentieth century. Beneath it all runs the larger story: the rise, and then the steady unravelling, of investment in public housing, health services, cultural provision… the list is long, and familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe acknowledge that narrative – and you’ll certainly feel its presence throughout these pages – yet we choose to tread a slightly different path. One where crazes for collecting pub signs sit alongside abandoned Soviet monuments, long-lost car parks and a failed attempt to establish an international symbol for lavatories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout slipping into nostalgia, it’s worth remembering that there was a time when PUBLIC meant prestige, ambition and civic confidence. Sometimes we need to peel back years of indifference to see it – in housing, theatres, libraries, bus services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot everything in this issue gleams. These are places that have worked hard, served well, and stood up to public use – and that, in itself, is worth celebrating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Modernist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57007061369210,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6778\/8068\/files\/8E4B3D4B-688D-4DAB-AE40-4D4D9DBABFBF.jpg?v=1782381568","url":"https:\/\/raremags.co.uk\/products\/the-modernist-issue-57","provider":"Rare Mags","version":"1.0","type":"link"}