{"product_id":"2026100010770-secondhand-call-of-the-avant-garde-constructivism-australian-art","title":"Call Of The Avant-Garde: Constructivism \u0026 Australian Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of global modernism and the distinctly Australian artistic imagination, Call of the Avant-Garde: Constructivism \u0026amp; Australian Art charts the electrifying encounter between the radical European Constructivist movement and the artists who reshaped the cultural landscape of twentieth-century Australia. The book chronicles how bold geometric abstraction, industrial aesthetics, and the utopian ideals of the avant-garde — born in post-revolutionary Russia and disseminated across the Western world — were absorbed, challenged, and transformed by Australian painters, sculptors, and designers striving to forge a new visual language. Through richly illustrated plates and incisive scholarship, it presents a compelling visual and intellectual history of artistic exchange across continents and decades.\n\nSue Cramer and Lesley Harding argue that Australian modernism was far from a provincial echo of overseas movements, but rather a dynamic, self-conscious engagement with international ideas filtered through local conditions, identities, and landscapes. The work details key figures, landmark exhibitions, and the institutional networks that carried avant-garde ideas to the shores of Australia, illuminating connections that art history has long overlooked. Written with scholarly rigour yet accessible eloquence, this volume stands as an essential reappraisal of Australian art's place within the broader modernist canon — and leaves the reader wondering just how many more such stories of artistic discovery remain to be uncovered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609657282779,"sku":"2026100010770-SECONDHAND","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e375522d-726a-4508-8e72-2957caea9462.png?v=1791764408","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010770-secondhand-call-of-the-avant-garde-constructivism-australian-art","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}