false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172216875m/150615.jpg 150615 1 Russian avant-garde books made between 1910 and 1934 reflect a vivid and tumultuous period in that nation's history that had ramifications for art, society, and politics. The early books, with their variously sized pages of coarse paper, illustrations entwined with printed, hand-written, and stamped texts, and provocative covers, were intended to shock academic conventions and bourgeois sensibilities. After the 1917 Revolution, books appeared with optimistic designs and photomontage meant to reach the masses and symbolize a rational, machine-led future. Later books showcased modern Soviet architecture and industry in the service of the government's agenda. Major artists adopted the book format during these two decades. They include Natalia Goncharova, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Olga Rozanova, the Stenberg brothers, Varvara Stepanova, and others. These artists often collaborated with poets, who created their own transrational language to accompany the imaginative illustrations. Three major artistic movements, Futurism, Suprematism, and Constructivism, that developed during this period in painting and sculpture also found their echo in the book format. This publication accompanied an exhibition of Russian avant-garde books at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. All of the books in the exhibition and this publication are part of a gift to the Museum from The Judith Rothschild Foundation. 145370 15 6 2002 The Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910-1934 total:16|5:7|4:8|3:1| 16 70 28 1 5 0 false false Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 24 13:24:12 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 11 12:44:55 -0800 2009 link]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 04 15:33:20 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 15:33:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 04 17:24:51 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 17:24:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 21 14:02:16 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 14:02:16 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Dec 14 10:46:31 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 10:46:31 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 10 14:25:44 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 14:25:44 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 04 08:43:05 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 08:43:05 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Oct 03 00:34:23 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 00:34:23 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Aug 11 11:14:59 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 11:14:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 06 17:21:59 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 17:21:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jul 17 23:32:15 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 23:32:15 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 18:16:01 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 18:16:07 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jun 17 09:38:58 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 09:38:58 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 13 08:38:17 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 08:38:17 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue May 27 01:13:20 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 01:13:20 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Apr 23 20:55:58 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 20:55:58 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 26 06:05:13 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 06:05:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 05 09:56:28 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 09:56:28 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Feb 18 12:11:37 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 12:14:53 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Feb 06 09:14:56 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 09:14:56 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=150615