Description
From the ruins of communism, Boris Groys emerges to provoke our interest in the aesthetic goals pursued with such catastrophic consequences by its founders. Interpreting totalitarian art and literature in the context of cultural history, this brilliant essay likens totalitarian aims to the modernists' goal of producing world-transformative art. In this new edition, Groys revisits the debate that the book has stimulated since its first publication.
Author: Boris Groys
Publisher: Verso
Published: 08/08/2011
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781844677078
ISBN10: 1844677079
BISAC Categories:
- Art | History | Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
Author: Boris Groys
Publisher: Verso
Published: 08/08/2011
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781844677078
ISBN10: 1844677079
BISAC Categories:
- Art | History | Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
About the Author
Boris Groys is Professor of Aesthetics, Art History, and Media Theory at the Center for Art and Media Technology in Karlsruhe, and since 2005, the Global Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU. He has published numerous books including The Total Art of Stalinism, Ilya Kabakov: The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment, Art Power, and The Communist Postscript.
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