Art and Production

Boris Arvatov, Shushan Avagyan

Description

Boris Arvatov's Art and Production is a classic of the early Soviet avant-garde. Now nearing a century since its first publication, it is a crucial intervention for those seeking to understand the social dynamic of art and revolution during the period.



Derived from the internal struggles of Soviet Constructivism, as it confronted the massive problems of cultural transformation after 'War Communism', Arvatov's writing is a major force in the split that occurred in the revolutionary horizons of Constructivism in the early 1920s. Critical of early Constructivism's social-aesthetic process of art's transformation of daily life - epitomised in studio-based painting, photography and object making - Arvatov polemicises for the devolution of artistic skills directly into the relations of production and the factory.



Whilst acknowledging the problems of a pure factory-based Productivism, Arvatov remains overwhelmingly committed to a new role and function for art outside the conventional studio and traditional gallery. Addressing issues such as artistic labour and productive labour, the artist as technician, art and multidisciplinarity and a life for art beyond 'art' - finding new relevance amidst the extensive social turn of contemporary participatory art - Art and Production offers a timely and compelling manifesto.
Acknowledgements

Introduction: Art and 'Life-Building': The Legacy of Boris Arvatov, by John Roberts

1. Capitalism and the Artistic Industry

2. Easel Art

3. Art and Production in the History of the Workers' Movement

4. Art in the System of Proletarian Culture

Afterword: The 'Electrification of Art': Boris Arvatov's Programme for Communist Life, by Alexei Penzin

Index

Sujets

• Histoire des arts visuels
• organisation
• Political Ideologies
• Media Studies
• Former Soviet Union
• Artists
• materials
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• USSR
• History of art
• Communism
• Post-Soviet states
• Applied arts
• Laborer
• Russian Revolution
• Productivism
• Constructivism
• Cultural studies
• 20th century
• Socialism
• Soviet Union
• Middle Ages
• Impressionism
• Artist
• Anthropology
• Art
• Révolution russe
• History
• Studio
• Communisme
• Production
• Socialisme
• Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques
• Sculpture

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 août 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786801258
• Langue: English

Extrait

Art and Productîon

Art and Productîon

Borîs Arvatov

Edîted by Jon Roberts and Aexeî Penzîn Transated by Susan Avagyan

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Acknowedgements

Contents

IntroductionArt and ‘Lîe-buîdîng’: Te Legacy o Borîs Arvatov, by Jon Roberts

1 Capitalism and the Artistic Industry  Te Form o te Artîstîc ïndustry  Art and Crat  Te Art o Commodîty Capîtaîsm  Te Artîstîc Manuactures o Monarcîc Absoutîsm  Appîed Art în te Age o Macîne Capîtaîsm  Tecnîca ïnteîgentsîa and te Bîrt o New Forms  Arcîtecture

2 Easel Art  Te Orîgîns o Easeîsm  Te Degradatîon o Scupture  Paîntîng  Fîgt rom te Ease  Constructîvîsm

3 Art and Production in the History of the Workers’ Movement  Petty Bourgeoîs Utopîanîsm  Art and te October Revoutîon  Productîonîst Art and LEF

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4 Art in the System of Proletarian Culture  Metodoogy  Tecnîque  Coaboratîon în Art  ïdeoogy o Artîsts  Art and Everyday Lîe  Depîctîveness în Art

AterwordTe ‘Eectrif ication of Art’: Boris Arvatov’s Programme for Communist Life,by Aexeî Penzîn Index

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Acknowedgements

Borîs Arvatov (–) as ong needed an Engîs- speakîng audîence or îs work. Hopeuy, tîs present book wî be te basîs or oter transatîons o îs wrîtîng înto Engîs. We woud to tank te Unîversîty o Woverampton and te V-A-C Foundatîon, Moscow or înancîa assîstance wît te transatîon, and te V-A-C or îts înancîa commîtment to a new, commemoratîve îssue o Art and Productîon în Russîan. Tîs gîves an opportunîty or Russîan readers to read a book ong out o prînt. And înay, we woud îke to tank Susan Avagyan or er exceent transatîon, and Anne Beec at Puto or supportîng tîs project.

Jon Roberts and Aexeî Penzîn,  February 

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ïntroductîon

Art and ‘Lîe-buîdîng’: Te Legacy o Borîs Arvatov

Jon Roberts

Borîs Arvatov’sIskusstvo i proizvodstvo (Art and Production) was îrst pubîsed în Moscow în , and was pubîsed în an amended orm în German (Kunst und Produktion) by Car Hanser Verag, Munîc în , and ten în Spanîs and ïtaîan te oowîng year. As wît many oter key texts rom te Sovîet avant-garde rom te s and s, îts receptîon în te Angopone word as been ragmented and beset by earsay. So on te undredt annîversary o te October Revoutîon, tîs îrst Engîs transatîon îs an exceent opportunîty or Engîs readers to acquaînt temseves dîrecty wît a canonîc, revoutîonary and avant-garde text. ï say dîrecty, or atoug te work stî awaîts a wîder readersîp, Arvatov’s tînkîng as ad a sîgnîîcant împact on te Ango-Amerîcan, new Sovîet avant-garde studîes and art îstory over te ast  years. Crîstîna Kîaer’sImagine No Possessions: Te Sociaist Objects of Soviet Constructivism () and Marîa Goug’sTe Autor as Producer: Russian Constructivism in Revoution (), bot draw on Arvatov and îs teory o art-as-productîon, as a way o redrawîng te conventîona îstorîca map o te Sovîet avant-garde –

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