The many lives of the Russian avant-garde
Subtitle: Nikolai Khardzhiev's legacy : new contexts
By: edited by Dennis Ioffe and Frederick H. White
Series: Pegasus Oost-Europese studies -- 32; Pegasus Oost-Europese studies -- 32.
Publisher: Uitgeverij Pegasus
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 501
ISBN-13: 9789061434573
Subjects: Avant-garde (Aesthetics); Russian Art; Modern Art
Description: The Russian Avant-garde is still considered one of the most interesting and vibrant periods in the history of Russian arts and literature. In 'POES 32: The many lives of the Russian Avant-garde", you will find enclosed twenty one essays with relation to this artistic period. Amongst them are new visions on famous artists, but also explorations of lesser known subjects.Some examples are: 00- Strongmen of the Revolution: Circus Wrestlers in Russian and Early Soviet Avant-Garde Art (Tim Harte);0- Pavel Filonov and the Natural Sciences (John E. Bowlt);0- Resurrecting the Avant-Garde. Post-modernist tactics in Moscow Conceptualism (Mary Nicholas).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English and Russian.