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Author:   Svitlana Biedarieva ,  Andreas Umland ,  Jessica Zychowicz ,  Margaret Tali
Publisher:   ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Imprint:   ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.288kg
ISBN:  

9783838215266

ISBN 10:   3838215265
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   21 September 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Mapping Transformations in Latvian and Baltic Art; The Documentary Turn in New Ukrainian Art; Artist as a Virus: Political Transformations and Art in Ukraine after 1991; Apocalyptic Perestroika and the Birth of the Ukrainian Contemporary Art; Artists Rewriting Art History through Artistic Research and Collecting in Lithuania: From Pavilion to Museum to Cemetery; Working with Difficult Histories to Reimagine the Future: Revisiting the Meanings of Memory and Identity in Baltic Art; A New Dawn at the Centennial of Suffragism: Artistic Representation in Trans-European and Transatlantic Kyiv; Contributors.

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This is a timely volume that explores the newest artistic trends in the Baltic countries and Ukraine. From memories of WW2 through visions of the apocalypse in the 1990s to the documentary turn in contemporary art, these essays chart the impact of social transformations and political conflicts on a young generation of creative talents. The book offers an impressive range of critical approaches and provides an indispensable guide to an emerging and ambitious art scene.

This is a timely volume that explores the newest artistic trends in the Baltic countries and Ukraine. From memories of WW2 through visions of the apocalypse in the 1990s to the documentary turn in contemporary art, these essays chart the impact of social transformations and political conflicts on a young generation of creative talents. The book offers an impressive range of critical approaches and provides an indispensable guide to an emerging and ambitious art scene.--Myroslav Shkandrij, Professor Emeritus of Slavic Studies, University of Manitoba

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Dr. Svitlana Biedarieva studied History of Art and Semiotics in London and Tartu. She has held teaching positions at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad de Anáhuac Norte, and Courtauld Institute of Art at London. Her previous books include At the Front Line: Ukrainian Art, 2013–2019 (Editorial 17, 2020). Biedarieva’s papers have been published by, among other outlets, Space and Culture (SAGE), Art Margins Online (MIT Press), and Revue Critique d’Art (University of Rennes 2).

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