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Art and Democracy in Post-communist Europe
Piotr Piotrowski
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 746.
The conclusion of the Cold War in 1989 signalled the beginning of a new era in Eastern Europe, and this widespread change was felt no less strongly in the world of art. 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. As well as discussing these transformations, Piotrowski describes the changing nature of artworks themselves - from work moulded by the cultural imperatives of the communist state, used as a tool of political propaganda, to ... Read more
The conclusion of the Cold War in 1989 signalled the beginning of a new era in Eastern Europe, and this widespread change was felt no less strongly in the world of art. 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. As well as discussing these transformations, Piotrowski describes the changing nature of artworks themselves - from work moulded by the cultural imperatives of the communist state, used as a tool of political propaganda, to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898951
SKU
V9781861898951
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About Piotr Piotrowski
Piotr Piotrowski is Professor of Art History at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including 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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