ART INTO LIFE:
RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM 1914-1932
Richard Andrews and Milena Kalinovska
Richard Andrews and Milena Kalinovska (Introduction): ART INTO LIFE: RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM 1914-1932. NYC: Rizzoli, 1990. First Edition. A near-fine hardcover book in a near-fine dust jacket. Interior unmarked and very clean. Lavishly illustrated--a stunning presentation of 320 color and black & white illustrations on heavy, glossy stock. Out-of-print. 10 x 10 hardcover book with 276 pages and 320 illustrations, 150 in color. Published in conjunction with the traveling exhibition of the same name organized by the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington in Seattle in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, U.S.S.R. Exhibited also at the Walker Art Center in MPLS, and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
Contents of this In-depth, exhaustive survey:
- The Art Of The Constructivists: From Exhibition To Exhibition, 1914-1932 by Anatolii Strigalev, Painting 1914-1921.
- Early Constructivism: From Representation To Construction by Selim O. Khan-Magomedov, Documents and Manifestoes, Beginnings of Constructivism 1919-1922.
- Constructivism And Productivism In The 1920's Christina Lodder, Productivism and Constructivist Design.
- The Sources And Ideals Of Constructivism In Soviet Architecture by Anatole Denkevitch, Jr., Constructivist Architecture and Visionary Design.
- Russian Constructivism And Its European Resonance by Stephen Bann.
- The Constructivist Entanglement: Art Into Politics, Politics Into Art by Jaroslav Andel.
- Some Uses And Abuses Of Russian Constructivism by Hal Foster.
- Timeline
- Artist Biographies
Artists, designers, and architects, whose work are referenced in this volume include: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Liubov Popova, Medunetskii, Vladimir Tatlin, Aleksandr Vesnin, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Antoine Pevsner, El Lissitzky, Gustav Klutcis, Aleksei Gan, Naum Gabo, Mosei Ginzburg, Lavinskii, Vladimir Tatlin, Alekssandr Vesnin, Malevich, Varva Stepanova, the Stenberg Brothers and many more.
Coverage of Book Design, Clothing And Costume Design, Collage, Montage, Artists' Writings, Graphic Design, Poster Design, Architecture, Fine Arts, Cubism, Cubists, Suprematism, Minimalism, Futurism, Futurists, Film, Furniture, Furnishings, Textile Design, Theater Productions, Film, etc. Lots of design examples from the legendary Merrill C. Berman Collection.
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