Difference between revisions of "IZO Narkompros"
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| − | '''Department of Visual [Plastic] Arts''' [Otdel izobrazitelnykh iskusstv] was established on 29 January 1918 within [[Narkompros]] (est. November 1918 replacing the former Ministry of Culture; headed by David Shterenberg). [[Kazimir Malevich|Malevich]] was elected to the Moscow section | + | '''Department of Visual [Plastic] Arts''' [Otdel izobrazitelnykh iskusstv] was established on 29 January 1918 within [[Narkompros]] (est. November 1918 replacing the former Ministry of Culture; headed by Anatoly Lunacharsky). |
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| + | IZO was headed by the painter [[David Shterenberg]], who was based in Petrograd (St Petersburg), assisted by [[Vladimir Tatlin]] in Moscow. [[Kazimir Malevich|Malevich]] was elected to the Moscow section, soon followed by [[Wassily Kandinsky|Vasily Kandinsky]] when Tatlin moved to Petrograd. [[Aleksandr Rodchenko]] was assistant director. Kandinsky was head of the Purchasing Committee whose members included Malevich, Rodchenko, [[Liubov Popova]], [[Ivan Kliun]], A. Morgunov, et al. [http://www.incorm.eu/Biogs/Malevich.pdf] | ||
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| + | IZO organized a series of state exhibitions (twenty‐one between 1918 and 1921), administered the new art schools ([[SVOMAS]]/[[VkHUTEMAS]]) and research institutes ([[INKhUK]]), and was involved in public commissions. Many avant-garde artists and critics were involved with IZO Narkompros in one way or another. In 1918–19 it published its own journal, ''Iskusstvo kommuny'' [Art of the Commune], the contributors including Altman, Malevich, Pougny, and Punin. [http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100222959] | ||
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* [[NARKOMPROS]] | * [[NARKOMPROS]] | ||
* [[Russia#Avant-garde]] | * [[Russia#Avant-garde]] | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 29 December 2013
Department of Visual [Plastic] Arts [Otdel izobrazitelnykh iskusstv] was established on 29 January 1918 within Narkompros (est. November 1918 replacing the former Ministry of Culture; headed by Anatoly Lunacharsky).
IZO was headed by the painter David Shterenberg, who was based in Petrograd (St Petersburg), assisted by Vladimir Tatlin in Moscow. Malevich was elected to the Moscow section, soon followed by Vasily Kandinsky when Tatlin moved to Petrograd. Aleksandr Rodchenko was assistant director. Kandinsky was head of the Purchasing Committee whose members included Malevich, Rodchenko, Liubov Popova, Ivan Kliun, A. Morgunov, et al. [1]
IZO organized a series of state exhibitions (twenty‐one between 1918 and 1921), administered the new art schools (SVOMAS/VkHUTEMAS) and research institutes (INKhUK), and was involved in public commissions. Many avant-garde artists and critics were involved with IZO Narkompros in one way or another. In 1918–19 it published its own journal, Iskusstvo kommuny [Art of the Commune], the contributors including Altman, Malevich, Pougny, and Punin. [2]
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