Wonderlands of the Avant-Garde: Technology and the Arts in

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Wonderlands of the Avant-Garde: Technology and the Arts in Russia of the 1920s (Studies in Russian Literature and Theory)

In postrevolutionary Russia, as the Soviet government pursued rapid industrialization, avant-garde artists declared their intent to serve the nascent state and to transform life in accordance with their aesthetic designs. Despite their utilitarian intentions, however, most avant-gardists rarely created works regarded as practical instruments of societal transformation. Exploring this paradox, Vaingurt claims that the artists' fusion of technology and aesthetics prevented their creations from being fully conscripted into the arsenal of political hegemony. The purposes of avant-garde technologies, she contends, are contemplative rather than constructive. Looking at Meyerhold's theater, Tatlin's and Khlebnikov's architectural designs, Mayakovsky's writings, and other works from the period, Vaingurt offers an innovative reading of an exceptionally complex moment in the formation of Soviet culture.
Country USA
Brand Northwestern
Manufacturer Northwestern University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780810136113
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Northwestern
Manufacturer	Northwestern University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780810136113
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Wonderlands of the Avant-Garde: Technology and the Arts in Russia of the 1920s (Studies in Russian Literature and Theory)

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