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Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe (Paperback, New)
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Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe (Paperback, New)
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The conclusion of the Cold War in 1989 signalled the beginning of a
new era in Eastern Europe, and this widespread change was felt no
less strongly in the world of art. In Art and Democracy in
Post-Communist Europe, Piotr Piotrowski examines the art made after
1989 in Eastern Europe in light of the profound political, social,
economic and cultural transformations in the region. As well as
discussing these transformations, Piotrowski describes the changing
nature of artworks themselves - from work moulded by the cultural
imperatives of the communist state, used as a tool of political
propaganda, to autonomous work protesting against and resisting the
ruling powers. He describes the rich tradition of anarchistic
motifs and themes of protest in Eastern European art, and the
emergence of a utopian vision in more recent times. The discussion
includes themes of communist memory; the critique of nationalism;
issues of gender after 1989; and the representation of historic
trauma in contemporary museology, going on to discuss the recent
foundation of museums of contemporary art in Bucharest, Tallinn and
Warsaw. The function of art in post-communist Europe is assessed,
and above all its restrictions and hidden censorship mechanisms.
Throughout the book the author provides close readings of many
artists, some new to a Western audience, such as Ilya Kabakov and
Krzysztof Wodiczko, and Marina Abramovic's work responding to the
atrocities of the Balkans. This cogent investigation of the
artistic reorientation of the former Eastern Bloc breaks important
new ground, and fills a major gap in contemporary artistic and
political discourse.
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