In this path-breaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across Central and Eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories and styles that have shaped artistic practice Since 1950. 2010s: Sculpting Uncertainty Conclusion. 2000s: Radical Recollections of the Global Transitioners 7. 1990s: Critical Exposures 6. 1980s: Excesses of Non-Conformity 5. 1970s: Practising Impossible Art 4. 1960s: Gestures of Liberation 3. 1950s: Competing Paths to a Higher Form of Realism 2.
But their primary interest is in the experimental art of the neo-avant-garde that resisted official agendas and engaged with global currents such as performance art, video, multimedia and net art.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1.
Tracing art-historical changes from the short-lived unison of the socialist realist period to the incredible diversity of art in the post-communist era, the authors examine the repercussions of political events on artistic life notably the uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the collapse of the communist bloc.
This generously illustrated overview explores the richness of their singular contribution to recent art history.
They emphasize the particularly rich and varied art scenes of Poland, Czechoslovakia,Hungary and Yugoslavia, extending their gaze at intervals to East Germany, Romania,the Baltic states and the rest of the Balkans.
While politics in the region have been marked by unstable geography and dramatic transitions, artists have forged a path of persistent experiment and innovation.
In this path-breaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across Central and Eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories and styles that have shaped artistic practice Since 1950
