Georgii Krutikov: tvortsy avangarda (Georgii Krutikov: Creators of the Avant-Garde)
Moscow: Fond "Russkii avangard" 2008. sewn pb. An eminent critic of Russian avant-garde art and architecture, Selim Khan-Magomedov here establishes the role of a lesser known figure in formuating ideas that shaped Russian avant-garde art. Chapter titles: Sensation in Vkhutein (Higher Artistic and Technical Institute); Dreams of Flying; Statement of the Problem of Mobile Architecture; Psycho-Technical Laboratory of Vkhutein; Research into Moving Forms; Controversy around G. Krutikov's Course Project; The Flying City of G. Krutikov; The Problem of Flexible City-Planning; City Commune Avtostroi; Completion of the Cosmic Theme: Monument to Columbus; Exhibition Design; Working out the Architectural Problem of a New Theater; Palace of Congresses (the First Preliminary Round of Competition) 1931; Postconstructivism; Struggle for Preservation of Works of Architecture. 180 pp., 21 cm, 82 b-&-w illus. and line drawings, Rus. Item #1023
ISBN: 9785915660037
Price: $48.00