This book brings together thirteen scholars to introduce the newest and most cutting-edge research in the field of Russian and East European art history. Reconsidering canonical figures, re-examining prevalent debates, and revisiting aesthetic developments, the book challenges accepted histories and entrenched dichotomies in art and architecture from the nineteenth century to the present. In doing so, it resituates the artistic production of this region within broader socio-cultural currents and analyzes its interconnections with international discourse, competing political and aesthetic ideologies, and continuous discussions over identity.
Galina Mardilovich is Curator of Russian and European Art at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, USA.
Maria Taroutina is Assistant Professor of Art History at Yale-NUS College, Singapore.
Title: New Narratives of Russian and East European Art: Between Traditions and Revolutions (Studies in Art Historiography)
Author: Taroutina, Maria,Mardilovich, Galina
ISBN: 9781032337845
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-06-14
Number of Pages: 256
Weight: 0.4601 kg
The chronological and geographical coverage of the present volume from the 1830s to the 2010s and from Russia to Italy and the Baltics to the Balkans is truly remarkable. And while the publication does not pretend to be a general history or epochal outline, it brings to light many previously un-discussed or heavily ideologized issues. Also, taking the key events of politics and art throughout two centuries as historiographical points of rethinking unites the whole
collection and contextualizes various new narratives in the historical and cultural perspective.
--H-Net Reviews