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The covers of the seven periodicals reproduced in this catalogue appear to have been printed with letterpress or lithography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Amazon.com: TCentral European Avant-Gardes presents the first interpretive overview of the complex webs of interaction among the artists and intellectuals of early twentieth-century Central Europe. The key stylistic transformation of the period was from Expressionism to Constructivism, as artists and writers, against a volatile background of war and revolution, saw the opportunity literally to construct a new world through their work. The borders between the visual arts, photography, film, architecture, poetry, and typography were obliterated, as artists sought to transcend the forces of traditionalism to forge an elemental visual language that would overcome national and linguistic boundaries. Yet at the same time that these artists advocated pluralism and unity, their work engaged issues such as nationalism and tradition that still resonate in artistic circles today.The book, which accompanies a major exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and curated by...

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This exhibition was curated by Geza Perneczky who also wrote the introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.