Leonid Sokov: nezabyvaemye vstrechi (Leonid Sokov: unforgettable encounters)
Moscow: Tret'iakovskaia galereia, 2016. Sewn pb. This catalogue of the an exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery publishes drawings and works of sculpture by a major artist-satirist of the late Soviet and contemporary period. Paintings, drawings, collages, and especially works of sculpture show various aspects of the talent of the contemporary artist Leonid Sokov. The theme of encounters with other artists such as "classic" avant-garde artists like Malevich, Tatlin, and Larionov, and those who worked according to the socialist realistic canon of the later Soviet period ties the catalogue's diverse material together. The works by Sokov are a visual commentary by a major artist on his predecessors' achievements and the ways in which he rebounded off their work or was inspired by it. 62 p., approx. 100 color illus., Rus. Item #2034
Chapter titles: Leonid Sokov's journey through the land of the Soviets; Sokov and the Avant-Garde; Sokov and Socialist Realism.
Price: $74.00