Boris Orlov: kontory vremeni (Boris Orlov: contours of the time)
Moscow: Breus, 2017. Coming if age. In the Khrushchev years, Orlov had a chance to be inventive and original: he resisted the pressure to Coming of age in the Khrushchev years during a relative relaxation of government censorship, Orlov had a chance to be inventive and original becoming a significant figure in the art world of Moscow as sculptor, painter, and later designer of installations. His principal theme was the ways in which authority looms over society. He incorporated symbols of power into his art such as statues, parades, medals, uniforms, forms of currency, and not only Soviet or Russian ones. 119 p., 22 cm, approx 70 color illus., Rus. with summary in ENGLISH. Series: Novye klassiki. Vypusk 6 (New classics, 6). Item #2755
ISBN: 9785990462069
The series of books brought out by Breus Foundation points out the new status of the unofficial and underground artists whose originality put them at odds with approved canons of Soviet art. Each book characterizes the artists' work, gives a framework of biographical events, and notes how their work relates to that of other artists in Russia and the West. Series: New Classics (Novaia klassika).
Price: $56.00