140×215 (60×90/16), paperback, ill., 304 pp., 2006
ISBN 5-86793-448-9

No century in history has been marked by such radical changes to the face of art as the 20th century. The metamorphosis in the status of art and the loss of its recognizable characteristics has been accompanied by the birth of new, and sometimes paradoxical, modes of creativity. Since the beginning of last century, these issues have attracted the attention of artists concerned with the fate of contemporary art.
In this book, Yekaterina Bobrinskaya explores the new forms and types of art that emerged at the dawn of the 20th century, and examines the new techniques with which the ‘spiritual body’ of modern art was created. The author studies the shift in the traditional borders of art which was brought about by the Russian avant-garde, whose members espoused new methods of creativity such as collage, assemblage and the constructivist object. This study combines a thorough overview of the decay of ‘fine arts’ with detailed consideration of the specific works and events that formed the heady atmosphere of the Russian avant-garde period.

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