The Artist as Producer. Russian Constructivism in Revolution

The Artist as Producer reshapes our understanding of the fundamental contribution of the Russian avant-garde to the development of modernism. Focusing on the single most important hotbed of Constructivist activity in the early 1920s-the Institute of Artistic Culture (INKhUK) in Moscow-Maria Gough offers a powerful reinterpretation of the work of the first group of artists to call themselves Constructivists. Her lively narrative ranges from famous figures such as Aleksandr Rodchenko to others who are much less well known, such as Karl Ioganson, a key member of the state-funded INKhUK whose work paved the way for an eventual dematerialization of the integral art object.

Details

Type

Book

Place of publication

Berkeley

Year

2005

Number of pages

258 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780520226180

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

709.470901 Gou

Volumes

1

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