Avant Garde Frontier Russia Meets West Progressive Artists Art Architecture Desi

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Avant - Garde FrontierRussia meets the WestGail Harrison Roman &Virginia Hagelstein MarquardtUniversity press of Florida 1992No other printings listed - assumed first editionCondition:Preowned. Like new condition. Clean, straight, and tight. No ownership or other marks. Printed on high quality glass paperPlease see below for table of contents.Free domestic US shipping via media mail.This item is available for international shipping - priority international shipping flat rate envelope. Please note we are not responsible for any damages incurred during customs check.Thank you for your interest in our books!From inside this jacket cover,"In the midst of the turbulent social and political conditions of the early 20th century, progressive artists in Russia explored aesthetic and formal directions that challenged traditional art in support of the new social order begun 1917.Avant-Garde artists worked in Russia within a singular political context, and they also shared important contacts and affinities with contemporaneous artists in the West. Artists plumbed technology as source and subject matter for art, explored new techniques and formal vocabularies, and investigated utilitarian agit-prop applications of modern design. Contributors to this volume examine these developments in art, architecture, and design in relation to literature, read more