Building the revolution : soviet art and architecture, 1915-1935 /

Building the revolution : soviet art and architecture, 1915-1935 /

This text charts the trajectory of Russian avant-garde architecture during the brief but intense period of design and construction which took place between 1922 and 1935.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), Kratiko Mouseio Synchronēs Technēs (Greece), CaixaForum (Barcelona, Spain), CaixaForum (Madrid, Spain)
Other Authors: Stevens, Mary Anne, Tsantsanoglou, Maria, Pare, Richard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Royal Academy of Arts ; [2011]
Subjects:
Art > Soviet Union > History.
Art > Soviet Union > Exhibitions.
Art > Soviet Union > 20th century > History.
Architecture > Soviet Union > History.
Architecture > Soviet Union > Exhibitions.
Table of Contents:
  • Uneasy crossings: the architecture of the Russian avant-garde between east and west / Jean-Louis Cohen.
  • The synthesis of art and architecture in the Russian avant-garde: the Costakis collection testimony / Maria Tsanisanoglou.
  • Photographs from the Schusev State Museum of Architecture of the 1920s and early 1930s / Maria Ametova and Maria Rogozina.
  • The painter as architect: explorations towards a constructivist archtecture / Christina Lodder.
  • Spreading the word / Richard Pare intervieved by Tim Tower.