Art And Revolution: Ernst Neizvestny And The Role Of The Artist In The Ussr
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A landmark work of art criticism and political thought, Art and Revolution: Ernst Neizvestny and the Role of the Artist in the USSR presents a passionate and intellectually rigorous examination of the tension between artistic freedom and state ideology in Soviet society. John Berger chronicles the life and monumental sculptures of Ernst Neizvestny, the defiant Russian artist who famously clashed with Nikita Khrushchev at a 1962 Moscow exhibition, refusing to subordinate his creative vision to the demands of Socialist Realism. With characteristic moral urgency, Berger argues that Neizvestny's struggle embodies a universal conflict between the authentic impulse of the artist and the coercive power of political authority. The work illuminates broader questions about the nature of art, heroism, and humanism, drawing on Berger's own Marxist framework to assess what it truly means to create under conditions of oppression. Written with the conviction and eloquence that defined Berger's career, this study remains a vital and provocative meditation on art's capacity to resist, endure, and transcend.
Author: John Berger
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of art criticism and political thought, Art and Revolution: Ernst Neizvestny and the Role of the Artist in the USSR presents a passionate and intellectually rigorous examination of the tension between artistic freedom and state ideology in Soviet society. John Berger chronicles the life and monumental sculptures of Ernst Neizvestny, the defiant Russian artist who famously clashed with Nikita Khrushchev at a 1962 Moscow exhibition, refusing to subordinate his creative vision to the demands of Socialist Realism. With characteristic moral urgency, Berger argues that Neizvestny's struggle embodies a universal conflict between the authentic impulse of the artist and the coercive power of political authority. The work illuminates broader questions about the nature of art, heroism, and humanism, drawing on Berger's own Marxist framework to assess what it truly means to create under conditions of oppression. Written with the conviction and eloquence that defined Berger's career, this study remains a vital and provocative meditation on art's capacity to resist, endure, and transcend.