9780870700071-0870700073-The Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910-1934

The Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910-1934

ISBN-13: 9780870700071
ISBN-10: 0870700073
Author: Margit Rowell, Deborah Wye, Nina Gurianova, Gerald Janecek
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Format: Hardcover 304 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780870700071
ISBN-10: 0870700073
Author: Margit Rowell, Deborah Wye, Nina Gurianova, Gerald Janecek
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Format: Hardcover 304 pages

Summary

The Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910-1934 (ISBN-13: 9780870700071 and ISBN-10: 0870700073), written by authors Margit Rowell, Deborah Wye, Nina Gurianova, Gerald Janecek, was published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2002. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Criticism (Arts History & Criticism) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910-1934 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Criticism books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.71.

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Russian avant-garde books made between 1910 and 1934 reflect a vivid and tumultuous period in that nation's history that had ramifications for art, society, and politics. The early books, with their variously sized pages of coarse paper, illustrations entwined with printed, hand-written, and stamped texts, and provocative covers, were intended to shock academic conventions and bourgeois sensibilities. After the 1917 Revolution, books appeared with optimistic designs and photomontage meant to reach the masses and symbolize a rational, machine-led future. Later books showcased modern Soviet architecture and industry in the service of the government's agenda. Major artists adopted the book format during these two decades. They include Natalia Goncharova, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Olga Rozanova, the Stenberg brothers, Varvara Stepanova, and others. These artists often collaborated with poets, who created their own transrational language to accompany the imaginative illustrations. Three major artistic movements, Futurism, Suprematism, and Constructivism, that developed during this period in painting and sculpture also found their echo in the book format. This publication accompanied an exhibition of Russian avant-garde books at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. All of the books in the exhibition and this publication are part of a gift to the Museum from The Judith Rothschild Foundation.

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