Russia
Khrushchev vs. Lachaise
2018 NOTE: Here is the basis for the ongoing series whose latest entry is today.
Original article behind CHICAGO TRIBUNE paywall.
Upon reading this article, I immediately wondered what statue was at the center of the controversy. Finding out took a little google-fu. Eventually, I hit upon the complete catalogue of works shown, in PDF form. Below is the relevant section.
I did not even bother to google any of the other statues after seeing Gaston Lachaise's "Standing Woman."
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 12, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Criticism and Reviews, 1950s, Russia, Obesity
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 11
Not only do we see "Constructed Torso," but also its creator, Naum Gabo, along with some of his fellow bohemians.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 12, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Russia
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 10
I think it's unfair that we have not yet allowed a female artist to rile up Khrushchev. So here is Hedda Sterne with "Cadavre exquis 259," 1930-1932.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 12, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, 1930s, Women, North America, Russia
The Sword and the Dragon
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 02, 2018 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1950s, Russia, Fictional Monsters
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 9
"Unique Forms of Continuity in Space," 1913 bronze by Umberto Boccioni
More info on the artist.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 25, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, 1910s, Russia
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 7
Artist's Wikipedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 13, 2017 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Russia
Nikita Made Me Kill!
Not only did he not like modern art, but he caused mental illness!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 07, 2017 -
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Category: Death, 1950s, Russia, Brain Damage
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 6
The artist is Federico Beltran Masses.
"Hints of drugginess in the eyes, and suggestions of Sapphic eroticism laid on with a trowel, created a sultry visual cocktail that appealed equally to celebrities of the order of Rudolph Valentino, Joan Crawford and King George VI, all of whom had their portraits painted, and the general public."
Full essay here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 19, 2017 -
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Category: Addictions, Art, Sexuality, Russia, Twentieth Century
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 5
"Lazy, nihilist capitalist tulip cannot stand up straight and proud like honest, hardworking Soviet tulip!"
André Kertész,"Melancholic Tulip," 1939
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 16, 2017 -
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Category: Art, Nature, 1930s, Russia
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 4
Of course, before the Soviets took a stance against "degenerate" avant-garde art, they had a flourishing avant-garde scene in their own country.
Mikhail Larionov was one such native Russian artist.
Here is his "Venus" from 1912.
This new book on the topic seems very interesting and relevant.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 14, 2017 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, 1910s, Russia
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