Militant Modernism is a defence against Modernism's many detractors. It looks at design, film and architecture - especially architecture - and pursues the notion of an evolved modernism that simply refuses to stop being necessary. Owen Hatherley gives us new ways to look at what…
Expanding the horizon of established accounts of Central European art under socialism, this book uncovers the neglected history of artistic engagement with the natural environment in the Eastern Bloc. The turbulent legacy of 1968, which saw the confluence of political upheaval, …
"In Art Work, Katja Praznik counters the Western understanding of art--as an activity done out of love, a passion for self-expression, and without any concern for financial aspects--and instead builds a case for understanding art as a form of invisible labour. Focusing on the ex…
"In Art Work, Katja Praznik counters the Western understanding of art--as an activity done out of love, a passion for self-expression, and without any concern for financial aspects--and instead builds a case for understanding art as a form of invisible labour. Focusing on the ex…
Gevarieerd beeld van de jaren 1923-1925 binnen de ideologische geïnspireerde kunststroming van het Constructivisme in de Sovjet-Unie.
"In Imagine No Possessions, Christina Kiaer investigates the Russian Constructivist conceptions of objects as being more than commodities. "Our things in our hands must be equals, comrades," wrote Aleksandr Rodchenko in 1925. Kiaer analyzes this Constructivist counterproposal to…
"In Imagine No Possessions, Christina Kiaer investigates the Russian Constructivist conceptions of objects as being more than commodities. "Our things in our hands must be equals, comrades," wrote Aleksandr Rodchenko in 1925. Kiaer analyzes this Constructivist counterproposal to…
"This history of the former German Democratic Republic's public murals reveals a barely known but visually and theoretically rich cultural legacy. This book traces the formal, functional and theoretical changes of the visual arts in the GDR's urban spaces. It shows how art, craf…
