Wonderlands of the Avant-Garde
Technology and the Arts in Russia of the 1920s
Seiten
2017
Northwestern University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8101-3611-3 (ISBN)
Northwestern University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8101-3611-3 (ISBN)
In postrevolutionary Russia avant-garde artists declared their intent to transform life in accordance with their aesthetic designs. However, most rarely created works regarded as practical instruments of societal transformation. Vaingurt claims that the artists' fusion of technology and aesthetics prevented their creations from being conscripted into the arsenal of political hegemony.
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.
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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.01.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 27 black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Evanston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 460 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8101-3611-2 / 0810136112 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8101-3611-3 / 9780810136113 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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