Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe
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Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe by Piotr Piotrowski
In Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe, Piotr Piotrowski examines the art made after 1989 in Eastern Europe in light of the profound political, social, economic and cultural transformations in the region.
impressively informative and thoughtful. . Of particular interest is the author’s analysis of artistic interpretations of national, ethnic, and personal crises that followed the 1989 collapse of the communist order. Recommended * Choice *
Ever attentive to topographical variations, Piotrowski carefully attends the particularities of the art scene in each different country. The resulting map of contemporary East European Art is impressive * TLS *
Piotr Piotrowski’s investigation into the relationship between art, politics and public space in postcommunist Europe is impressive in scope, artistically, theoretically and geographically. Its publication in English represents an important contribution to discussions of artistic practices in the former Eastern Bloc, as well as to theories of space in art history and scholarship more generally . . . Art and Democracy is a thought-provoking contribution to a number of fields . . . highly readable, and Piotrowski’s style is entertaining and engaging. The inclusion of photographs aids the reader immeasurably in visualizing the complex interactions Piotrowski describes between artists and the public space. * Journal of Contemporary European Studies *
Ever attentive to topographical variations, Piotrowski carefully attends the particularities of the art scene in each different country. The resulting map of contemporary East European Art is impressive * TLS *
Piotr Piotrowski’s investigation into the relationship between art, politics and public space in postcommunist Europe is impressive in scope, artistically, theoretically and geographically. Its publication in English represents an important contribution to discussions of artistic practices in the former Eastern Bloc, as well as to theories of space in art history and scholarship more generally . . . Art and Democracy is a thought-provoking contribution to a number of fields . . . highly readable, and Piotrowski’s style is entertaining and engaging. The inclusion of photographs aids the reader immeasurably in visualizing the complex interactions Piotrowski describes between artists and the public space. * Journal of Contemporary European Studies *
Piotr Piotrowski is Professor of Art History at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznán, Poland. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Meanings of Modernism: Towards a History of Polish Art after 1945 (1999), Art after Politics (2007) and In the Shadow of Yalta: Art and the Avant-garde in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989 (Reaktion, 2009).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861898951 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861898959 |
| Title | Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe |
| Author | Piotr Piotrowski |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2012-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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