Avant-Garde Art in Ukraine, 1910–1930: Contested Memory - Hardcover

Shkandrij, Myroslav

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1618119753 ISBN 13: 9781618119759

Publisher: Academic Studies Press, 2019

Synopsis

Many of the greatest avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century were Ukrainians or came from Ukraine. Whether living in Paris, St. Petersburg or Kyiv, they made major contributions to painting, sculpture, theatre, and film-making. Because their connection to Ukraine has seldom been explored, English-language readers are often unaware that figures such as Archipenko, Burliuk, Malevich, and Exter were inspired both by their country of origin and their links to compatriots. This book traces the avant-garde development from its pre-war years in Paris to the end of the 1920s in Kyiv. It includes chapters on the political dilemmas faced by this generation, the contribution of Jewish artists, and the work of several emblematic figures: Mykhailo Boichuk, David Burliuk, Kazimir Malevich, Vadym Meller, Ivan Kavaleridze, and Dziga Vertov.

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About the Author:

Myroslav Shkandrij is Professor of Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba. His previous books include Ukrainian Nationalism, Jews in Ukrainian Literature, and Russia and Ukraine. He has curated exhibitions on the avant-garde in the 1920s and written extensively on twentieth-century Ukraine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1618119753
• ISBN 13: 9781618119759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202