
The Russian Revolution of 1917 spawned an equally revolutionary transformation in book and poster design and production. Constructing Utopia brings together two special collections at the AGO: Russian avant-garde books and Soviet Russian propaganda posters. Together with the official Soviet literacy campaigns of the 1920s and 1930s, the avant-garde movement had lasting effects on the design and content of printed materials. This exhibition creates a dialogue between two exciting branches of graphic design: rare books speak to the formative artistic years of the avant-garde, and large-scale, dramatic posters demonstrate the impact of this revolutionary art movement on the everyday visual culture of Soviet Russia.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see innovative book design by Vladimir Mayakovsky and Alexander Rodchenko, as well as stunning, hand-coloured propaganda posters by Vladimir Lebedev and Kasimir Malevich. Visit Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris (October 18, 2011-January 15, 2012) to see more works by these artists and learn how their revolutionary aesthetics influenced Marc Chagall.
I’m not sure why, but I really find the aesthetic of Eastern European propaganda art really inspiring. (Edit: though, it’s probably because, as propaganda, it was meant to inspire action. That and my own personal associations with what Eastern Europe is and what it means to me.)
Just found out about this exhibit at the AGO on top of the Chagall exhibit and I’m way too excited to see both.
Between these two exhibits, plus the installation I’m working on - I can almost pretend I’m back in the motherland!
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Goddamn, I wish I heard about this sooner! M. is doing his MA in the fall in Russian and European studies, and I think...
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