Russian Modernism between East and West
Author | : Jane Ashton Sharp |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2005-06-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521831628 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521831628 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Russian Modernism between East and West written by Jane Ashton Sharp and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reconstructs the efforts of avant-garde artists, primarily Natal'ia Goncharova and her Muscovite colleagues, to reclaim Russia's 'Eastern' cultural heritage. Before the First World War, art addressed a crisis in self-representation that was a consequence of Russia's dual cultural legacies, Asian and European. This text represents Goncharova's leading role in this project, both as a spokesperson and a painter. The animated and often polarizing debates concerning the cultural identity of contemporary art were often preceded by Goncharova's practices that react to a critical tradition that, for at least a decade, had accused the radical 'left' Muscovite artists of failing to create a national tradition.