Wonderlands of the Avant-Garde - Technology and the Arts in Russia of the 1920s (Paperback)

In postrevolutionary Russia, as the Soviet government pursued rapid industrialization, avant-garde artists declared their intent to serve the nascent state and to transform life in accordance with their aesthetic designs. Despite their utilitarian intentions, however, most avant-gardists rarely created works regarded as practical instruments of societal transformation. Exploring this paradox, Vaingurt claims that the artists' fusion of technology and aesthetics prevented their creations from being fully conscripted into the arsenal of political hegemony. The purposes of avant-garde technologies, she contends, are contemplative rather than constructive. Looking at Meyerhold's theater, Tatlin's and Khlebnikov's architectural designs, Mayakovsky's writings, and other works from the period, Vaingurt offers an innovative reading of an exceptionally complex moment in the formation of Soviet culture.

General

Imprint:	Northwestern University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2017
Authors:	Julia Vaingurt
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	322
ISBN-13:	978-0-8101-3611-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8101-3611-2
Barcode:	9780810136113

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