Entangled Art Histories in Ukraine

This book explores ideologies, conflicts and ideas that underpinned art historical writing in Ukraine in the 20th century. Disciplinary beginnings testify both to its deep connection to Krakow, Saint Petersburg and especially Vienna with its school of art history and originality of theoretical thought.

List of contents

1. Introduction. “A Subject very New…”: Uncovering the Entangled Fates of Art History in Ukraine (Stefaniia Demchuk, Illia Levchenko), 2. I. Disciplinary beginnings (1805 – 1920s), 3. II. Early Soviet years: new media, formalism as a method (1917 – 1937), 4. III. Mysteztvoznavstvo’: a Socialist Realist Art History (1937 – 1986), 5. IV. Post-Soviet and/or Postmodern? (1986 – 2014)

About the author

Stefaniia Demchuk is Associate Professor of art history at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a research fellow at Masaryk University, Brno.
Illia Levchenko is Assistant Professor of art history at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Summary

This book explores ideologies, conflicts and ideas that underpinned art historical writing in Ukraine in the 20th century. Disciplinary beginnings testify both to its deep connection to Krakow, Saint Petersburg and especially Vienna with its school of art history and originality of theoretical thought.

Product details

• Authors: Stefaniia Levchenko Demchuk
• Assisted by: Stefaniia Demchuk (Editor), Illia Levchenko (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032708638
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270863-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Studies in Art Historiography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Ukraine, Theory of art, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, ART / History / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, ART / Criticism & Theory, ART / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Warfare and defence, HISTORY / Europe / Ukraine