Difference between revisions of "Devětsil"
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The '''Devětsil''' was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in December 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno. | The '''Devětsil''' was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in December 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno. | ||
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The group was active in organizing the Czech art scene of the period. Members published several magazines - ''[[ReD]]'' (Revue Devětsilu), ''[[Disk]]'' and ''[[Pásmo]]'', as well as almanacs (most importantly ''Devětsil'' and ''Život'', 1922) and organized several exhibitions. | The group was active in organizing the Czech art scene of the period. Members published several magazines - ''[[ReD]]'' (Revue Devětsilu), ''[[Disk]]'' and ''[[Pásmo]]'', as well as almanacs (most importantly ''Devětsil'' and ''Život'', 1922) and organized several exhibitions. | ||
− | The members included artists, photographers, architects, theoreticans, poets, writers, actors, musicians and film directors, such as [[Karel Teige]], [[Jaroslav Seifert]], [[Vladislav Vančura]], Adolf Hoffmeister, [[Jindřich Štýrský]], [[Toyen]], [[Jaroslav Rösler]], [[Bedřich Václavek]], [[Konstantin Biebl]], [[Vítězslav Nezval]], Jiří Voskovec, Jan Werich, [[E.F. Burian]], and many others. | + | The members included artists, photographers, architects, theoreticans, poets, writers, actors, musicians and film directors, such as [[Karel Teige]], [[Jaroslav Seifert]], [[Vladislav Vančura]], Adolf Hoffmeister, [[Jindřich Štýrský]], [[Toyen]], [[Jaroslav Rösler]], [[Bedřich Václavek]], [[Konstantin Biebl]], [[Vítězslav Nezval]], Jiří Voskovec, Jan Werich, Jindřich Honzl, [[E.F. Burian]], and many others. |
In 1927 the Brno section discontinued its activities, followed by the Prague section in 1930. | In 1927 the Brno section discontinued its activities, followed by the Prague section in 1930. | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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+ | [[Image:ReD_II-8_Apr_1929.jpg|thumb|185px|''ReD'' 2:8 (Apr 1929): "Foto Film Typo". [[Media:ReD_II-8_April_1929_Foto_Film_Typo.pdf|Download]].]] | ||
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+ | [[Image:Disk_1_1923.jpg|thumb|185px|''Disk'' 1 (1923). 30 x 21 cm. [[Media:Disk_1_1923.pdf|Download]] (30 MB).]] | ||
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* ''[[Disk]]'', Prague, 1923-25. | * ''[[Disk]]'', Prague, 1923-25. | ||
* ''[[Pásmo|Pásmo: revue internationale moderne]]'', ed. Artuš Černík, Brno, 1924-26. | * ''[[Pásmo|Pásmo: revue internationale moderne]]'', ed. Artuš Černík, Brno, 1924-26. | ||
* ''[[ReD|ReD: měsíčník pro moderní kulturu]]'', ed. Karel Teige, Prague, 1927-31. | * ''[[ReD|ReD: měsíčník pro moderní kulturu]]'', ed. Karel Teige, Prague, 1927-31. | ||
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+ | [[Image:Seifert_Jaroslav_Teige_Karel_eds_Devetsil_Revolucni_sbornik.jpg|thumb|185px|Jaroslav Seifert, Karel Teige (eds.), ''Devětsil: Revoluční sborník'', Prague, 1922. [[Media:Seifert_Jaroslav_Teige_Karel_eds_Devetsil_Revolucni_sbornik.pdf|Download]] (150 MB).]] | ||
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+ | [[Image:Zivot_2_1922.jpg|thumb|185px|Jaromír Krejcar (ed.), ''Život: výtvarný sborník, 2'', 1922. [http://bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr/imagesbk/RP216%5C002/M5050_X0031_PER_P02161922002.pdf Download] (225 MB).]] | ||
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+ | [[Image:Fronta_1927.jpg|thumb|185px|Halas, Průša, Rossmann, Václavek (eds.), ''Fronta: mezinárodní sborník soudobé aktivity'', 1927. [http://bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr/imagesbk/FondsDestribatsP258/001/M5050_X0031_DES_P02581927001.pdf Download] (344 MB).]] | ||
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* Jaroslav Seifert, Karel Teige (eds.), ''[[Media:Seifert_Jaroslav_Teige_Karel_eds_Devetsil_Revolucni_sbornik.pdf|Devětsil: Revoluční sborník]]'', Prague, 1922, 208 pp. | * Jaroslav Seifert, Karel Teige (eds.), ''[[Media:Seifert_Jaroslav_Teige_Karel_eds_Devetsil_Revolucni_sbornik.pdf|Devětsil: Revoluční sborník]]'', Prague, 1922, 208 pp. | ||
* Jaromír Krejcar (ed.), ''[http://bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr/imagesbk/RP216%5C002/M5050_X0031_PER_P02161922002.pdf Život: výtvarný sborník, 2]'', Prague, 1922. | * Jaromír Krejcar (ed.), ''[http://bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr/imagesbk/RP216%5C002/M5050_X0031_PER_P02161922002.pdf Život: výtvarný sborník, 2]'', Prague, 1922. | ||
* Halas, Průša, Rossmann, Václavek (eds.), ''[http://bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr/imagesbk/FondsDestribatsP258/001/M5050_X0031_DES_P02581927001.pdf Fronta: mezinárodní sborník soudobé aktivity]'', Brno, 1927, 203 pp. | * Halas, Průša, Rossmann, Václavek (eds.), ''[http://bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr/imagesbk/FondsDestribatsP258/001/M5050_X0031_DES_P02581927001.pdf Fronta: mezinárodní sborník soudobé aktivity]'', Brno, 1927, 203 pp. | ||
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* Stěpán Vlašín (ed.), ''[http://www.ucl.cas.cz/edicee/index.php?expand=/antologie/avantgarda/AVA2 Avantgarda známá a neznámá, 3: Vrchol a krize poetismu 1925-1928]'', Prague: Svoboda, 1972. | * Stěpán Vlašín (ed.), ''[http://www.ucl.cas.cz/edicee/index.php?expand=/antologie/avantgarda/AVA2 Avantgarda známá a neznámá, 3: Vrchol a krize poetismu 1925-1928]'', Prague: Svoboda, 1972. | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 21 August 2014
The Devětsil was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in December 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno.
Founded as U. S. Devětsil (Umělecký Svaz Devětsil) [Devětsil Artistic Federation], its name was changed several times. From 1925, it was called the Svaz moderní kultury Devětsil [the Devětsil Union of Modern Culture].
The group was active in organizing the Czech art scene of the period. Members published several magazines - ReD (Revue Devětsilu), Disk and Pásmo, as well as almanacs (most importantly Devětsil and Život, 1922) and organized several exhibitions.
The members included artists, photographers, architects, theoreticans, poets, writers, actors, musicians and film directors, such as Karel Teige, Jaroslav Seifert, Vladislav Vančura, Adolf Hoffmeister, Jindřich Štýrský, Toyen, Jaroslav Rösler, Bedřich Václavek, Konstantin Biebl, Vítězslav Nezval, Jiří Voskovec, Jan Werich, Jindřich Honzl, E.F. Burian, and many others.
In 1927 the Brno section discontinued its activities, followed by the Prague section in 1930.
Publications
(in Czech unless noted)
Magazines
- Disk, Prague, 1923-25.
- Pásmo: revue internationale moderne, ed. Artuš Černík, Brno, 1924-26.
- ReD: měsíčník pro moderní kulturu, ed. Karel Teige, Prague, 1927-31.
Almanacs
- Jaroslav Seifert, Karel Teige (eds.), Devětsil: Revoluční sborník, Prague, 1922, 208 pp.
- Jaromír Krejcar (ed.), Život: výtvarný sborník, 2, Prague, 1922.
- Halas, Průša, Rossmann, Václavek (eds.), Fronta: mezinárodní sborník soudobé aktivity, Brno, 1927, 203 pp.
Anthologies
- Stěpán Vlašín (ed.), Avantgarda známá a neznámá, 3: Vrchol a krize poetismu 1925-1928, Prague: Svoboda, 1972.
Literature
- Jaroslav Bílek, Oleg Sus, "O vzniku brněnského Devětsilu (z dějin avantgardní umělecké organizace)", Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity 15:D13, 1966, pp 117-124. (in Czech)
- Iva Gajdošíková, "Avantgarda jako kritika, akce a politika : politická orientace brněnské avantgardy - její projevy a důsledky", in Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity 2:O2, 2005, pp 95-126. (in Czech)
- Jeanette Fabianová, "'Ruku v ruce s básnictvím.' Roman Jakobson a Umělecký svaz Devětsil", trans. Petr Mareš, Slovo a smysl / Word & Sense 2:4 (2005), pp 74-95. (in Czech)
- Aurèle Letricot, "Devetsil et ses revues. l'avant-garde du Toit de l'Europe", La revue des revues 40 (2007). (in French)
- Thomas G. Winner, The Czech Avant-Garde Literary Movement Between the Two World Wars, c2010, 206 pp.
- Theses on Devětsil from Masaryk University (in Czech)