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Published by Pera Museum Suna and Inan Kiraç Foundation, Istanbul, 2020
ISBN 10: 6054642901ISBN 13: 9786054642908
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Paperback. 4to. (29 x 24 cm). Bilingual in English and Turkish. 167 p., color ills. The exhibition focuses on Albanian social realism through painting, poster and drawings, and it offers a selection of artworks produced under the dictatorship that aimed to spread socialism's main principles among the proletarian. The exhibition investigates the impact of the communist ideology on Albanian visual arts during the second half of the 20th century. The selected artworks reflect the ideology that played an important role in the works' dogmatic content. The exhibition offers an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and identity of Albanian people who had been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time, and centers around the daily life, working class, portraits of leadership, representations of the regime and a hopeful approach to upcoming generations. The exhibition catalogue features an essay titled Socialist Realism in Albanian Style by the art historian Ermir Hoxha, presenting an art historical analysis of the period, as well as a comprehensive text about the exhibition by the curator Artan Shabani, titled Constructing a Dream: Socialist Realism in Albanian Art. Texts are accompanied by a chronology entitled 20th Century Albanian Art and Politics, providing historical information. Contents: Foreword by Suna, Inan ve Ipek Kiraç.; Socialist Realism in Albanian Style, Ermir Hoxha.; Constructing a Dream: Socialist Realism in Albanian Art, Artan Shabani.; 20th Century Albanian Art and Politics.; Catalog.
Published by Pera Museum Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation, 2020
ISBN 10: 6054642901ISBN 13: 9786054642908
Seller: Librakons Rare Books and Collectibles, Istanbul, Turkey
Association Member: IOBA
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 29 x 24 cm, 167 p.
Published by Pera Müzesi, Istanbul, 2020
ISBN 10: 6054642901ISBN 13: 9786054642908
Seller: Istanbul Books, Istanbul, Turkey
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Condition: New. The exhibition focuses on Albanian social realism through painting, poster and drawings, and it offers a selection of artworks produced under the dictatorship that aimed to spread socialism's main principles among the proletarian.Curated by Artan Shabani, the exhibition investigates the impact of the communist ideology on Albanian visual arts during the second half of the 20thcentury. The selected artworks reflect the ideology that played an important role in the works' dogmatic content. The exhibition offers an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and identity of Albanian people who had been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time, and centers around the daily life, working class, portraits of leadership, representations of the regime and a hopeful approach to upcoming generations. Editors: Translator: 167 pages.