KONSTRUKTIVISTISCHE INTERNATIONALE SCHOPFERISCHE ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT, 1922-1927: UTOPIEN FUR EINE EUROPAISCHE KULTUR (Konstruktivistische Internationale Schopferische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, 1922-1927: Utopias for a European Culture)

Hatje Cantz Publishers. New. 1992. Hardcover. 3775703764 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Text in German. 342 pp. With 440 ills. (114 col. ) and 48 photos of the artists. 32 x 26 cm. Description: " Marking the 70th anniversary of two pivotal congresses of progressive artists held in 1922 in Dusseldorf and Weimar, this extensive study of the international development of Constructivism features illustrations of a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculptures, collages, and graphic and architectural designs produced chiefly in the early 1920s by Lissitzky, Van Doesburg, Moholy-Nagy, Mies van der Rohe and dozens of other noted figures. An anthology of documents and manifestos from the period augments 26 essays discussing a broad range of topics, including the utopian ideals and aesthetic principles central to Constructivist art and architecture, the relationships among Russian, De Stijl and Bauhaus artists, the rise of Constructivism in Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland, and the impact of the movement on photography, industrial design, music, film and the theater." -- with a bonus offer-- .