The artistic tradition that emerged as a form of cultural resistance in the 1970s changed during the transition from socialism to capitalism. This volume presents the evolution of the Moscow-based conceptual artist group called Collective Actions, proposing it as a case-study for understanding the transformations that took place in Eastern European art after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Esanu introduces Moscow Conceptualism by performing a close examination of the Collective Actions group's ten-volume publication Journeys Outside the City and of the Dictionary of Moscow Conceptualism. He analyzes above all the evolution of Collective Actions through ten consecutive phases, discussing changes that occur in each new volume of the Journeys. Compares the part of the Journeys produced in the Soviet period with those volumes assembled after the dissolution of the USSR. The concept of transition and the activities of Soros Centers for Contemporary Art are also analyzed.
| ISBN: | 9786155225116 |
| Publication date: | 10th June 2013 |
| Author: | Octavian Esanu |
| Publisher: | Central European University Press an imprint of Amsterdam University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 376 pages |
| Genres: |
History of art The arts: general topics |
The artistic tradition that emerged as a form of cultural resistance in the 1970s changed during the transition from socialism to capitalism. This volume presents the evolution of the Moscow-based conceptual artist group called Collective Actions, proposing it as a case-study for understanding the transformations that took place in Eastern European art after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Esanu introduces Moscow Conceptualism by performing a close examination of the Collective Actions group's ten-volume publication Journeys Outside the City and of the Dictionary of Moscow Conceptualism. He analyzes above all the evolution of Collective Actions through ten consecutive phases, discussing changes that occur in each new volume of the Journeys. Compares the part of the Journeys produced in the Soviet period with those volumes assembled after the dissolution of the USSR. The concept of transition and the activities of Soros Centers for Contemporary Art are also analyzed.
Transition in Post-Soviet Art features in the following genres: History of art, The arts: general topics
Transition in Post-Soviet Art is available in Hardback
Transition in Post-Soviet Art was written by Octavian Esanu and published by Central European University Press an imprint of Amsterdam University Press
Transition in Post-Soviet Art has 376 pages
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