Agents of Abstraction
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
26 November 2019
Summary
The aesthetics of a non-Soviet form of socialism, drafted by four Yugoslav artists in the 1950s.As the cold war gained momentum in Europe, Tito’s break with Stalin led to Yugoslavia’s expulsion from the Eastern bloc in 1948. Confronted with this new reality, the Yugoslav government decided to bridge the indeterminacy of its cultural politics through a creative strategy- it commissioned young artists and architects to draft the aesthetics of a non-Soviet form of socialism. Agents of Abstractio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783956794575 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3956794575 |
| Author: | Ana Ofak |
| Publisher: | Sternberg Press |
| Imprint: | Sternberg Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 191mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Sternberg Press |
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Ana Ofak
Ana Ofak is a Berlin- and Zagreb-based historian of culture and media specialized in visual cultures of the sciences and the arts.
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