Russian Modernism between East and West: Natal'ia Goncharova and the Moscow Avant-Garde [Hardcover]

Jane Ashton Sharp (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521831628 | ISBN-13: 978-0521831628 | Publication Date: April 24, 2006

This book reconstructs the efforts of avant-garde artists, primarily Natal'ia Goncharova and her Muscovite colleagues, to reclaim Russia's 'Eastern' cultural heritage. Before the First World War, art addressed a crisis in self-representation that was a consequence of Russia's dual cultural legacies, Asian and European. This text represents Goncharova's leading role in this project, both as a spokesperson and a painter. The animated and often polarizing debates concerning the cultural identity of contemporary art were often preceded by Goncharova's practices that react to a critical tradition that, for at least a decade, had accused the radical 'left' Muscovite artists of failing to create a national tradition.

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"A complex and erudite book, providing extensive primary material...The physical qualities of presentation and formal presentation of the text, notes, bibliography, index, and the copius illustrations are exemplary, and the book is a substantial contribution to scholarship on the Russian avant-garde."
-Alison Hilton, Slavic Review

"...a welcome addition on this subject!....Sharp expertly conveys the complexity of Goncharova's work and that of her dialogue with her sources...She successfully addresses the contemporary binary view of the "civilized" West and "barbarian" Russia...Russian Modernism between East and West is an important publication that not only redresses the lack of a current scholarly English monograph on Goncharova, but also advances considerably our understanding of the Russian avant-garde."
- Cheryl Kramer, Women's Art Journal

Book Description

Natal'ia Goncharova and her Muscovite colleagues reclaimed Russia's 'Eastern' cultural heritage. Before the First World War, art addressed a crisis in self-representation that was a consequence of Russia's dual cultural legacies, Asian and European.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521831628
• ISBN-13: 978-0521831628
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,595,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent study on post-modern russian art, May 6, 2007

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P. H. van Raalten "poetry lover" (Amsterdam) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Russian Modernism between East and West: Natal'ia Goncharova and the Moscow Avant-Garde (Hardcover)

"Russian Modernism between East and West" gives a complete and description of the influence of Natal'ia Goncharova on her Moscovite colleagues. Best book on this subject!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Motherwell Award, June 29, 2007

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Anne D. Sharp "Anne Lanzer" (LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Russian Modernism between East and West: Natal'ia Goncharova and the Moscow Avant-Garde (Hardcover)

Jane Ashton Sharp won the 2007 Robert Motherwell Book Award, given yearly by the Dedalus Foundation for her book Russian Modernism between East and West: Natal'ia Goncharova and the Moscow Avant-Garde. The award recognizes outstanding publications in the history and criticism of modernism in the arts, and comes with a cash prize.