Total Art of Stalinism - Avant-Garde, Aesthetic Dictatorship, and Beyond

Zusatztext “This is not just a book! but an event ... The Total Art of Stalinism is an intellectual landmark.”— Art Bulletin “Art and the celebration of power all too often coincide! and the controversial message here is that artists! for all their insights into the human condition! can make a hash of society as completely as the most cynical of politicians.”— Boston Globe “One of the most astute commentators on the art scene today.”— New Left Review Informationen zum Autor Boris Groys is Professor of Aesthetics, Art History, and Media Theory at the Center for Art and Media Technology in Karlsruhe, and since 2005, the Global Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU. He has published numerous books including The Total Art of Stalinism , Ilya Kabakov: The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment , Art Power , and The Communist Postscript . Klappentext Artists can make a hash of society as completely as the most cynical of politicians. Boston Globe Zusammenfassung From the ruins of communism! this book emerges to provoke our interest in the aesthetic goals pursued with such catastrophic consequences by its founders. Interpreting totalitarian art and literature in the context of cultural history! it includes an essay that likens totalitarian aims to the modernists' goal of producing world transformative art.

Product details

• Authors: Boris Groys, Groys Boris
• Assisted by: Charles Rougle (Translation), Rougle Charles (Translation)
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.08.2011
• EAN: 9781844677078
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-707-8
• No. of pages: 140
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Russia, ART / History / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet, ART / Russian & Soviet