Beautiful terrible ruins : Detroit and the anxiety of decline /
Dora Apel.
- xiv, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Modernity in Ruins -- Ruin Terrors and Pleasures -- Fear and Longing in Detroit -- Urban Exploration: Beauty in Decay -- Detroit Ruin Images: Where Are the People? -- Looking for Signs of Resurrection -- Surviving in the Post-Apocalyptic Landscape -- Conclusion: Your Town Tomorrow.
Ruins in art. Regression (Civilization) in art. Arts and society--History--United States--20th century. Arts and society--History--United States--21st century.