Dream Factory Communism.SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE With Russian literature Russian literature, literary works mainly produced in the historic area of Russia, written in its earliest days in Church Slavonic and after the 17th cent. in the Russian language. Early LiteratureRussian literature was first produced after the introduction of Christianity from Byzantium in the 10th cent. the focus of this year's Frankfurt hook fair, this extensive concurrent exhibition offers a survey of Soviet art during the Stalinist era. Organized by Boris Groys in collaboration with Moscow-based curator Zelfira Tregulova (Kreml Museums), the show will present posters, architectural projects, and flints as well as sculptures by such key figures as Malevich, Vertov, El Lissitzky, and Gustav Kluzis. The goal here is to grasp the Stalinist propaganda machine and its powerful reorganization of public space as an important chapter in the development of twentieth century mass and popular culture. (The accompanying catalogue features an exhaustive list of scholarly contributors.) The exhibition will also include works by contemporary Russian artists such as Komar & Melamid and Ilya Kabakov. Sept. 24-Jan. 4.--DB |
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