Sarah E. James
Hardcover | 18.57 x 3.33 x 23.5 cm | 296 pp
MIT Press | 2022 | 9780262046565
In Paper Revolutions, Sarah James offers a radical rethinking of experimental art in the former East Germany (the GDR). Countering conventional accounts that claim artistic practices in the GDR were isolated and conservative, James introduces a new narrative of neo avant-garde practice in the Eastern Bloc that subverts many of the assumptions underpinning Western art's postwar histories. She grounds her argument in the practice of four artists who, uniquely positioned outside academies, museums, and the art market, as these functioned in the West, created art in the blind spots of state censorship. They championed ephemeral practices often marginalised by art history: postcards and letters, maquettes and models, portfolios and artists' books. Through their "lived modernism," they produced bodies of work animated by the radical legacies of the interwar avant-garde.
James examines the work and daily practices of the constructivist graphic artist, painter, and sculptor Hermann Glöckner; the experimental graphic artist and concrete and sound poet Carlfriedrich Claus; the mail artist, concrete poet, and conceptual artist Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt; and the mail artist, "visual poet," and installation artist Karla Sachse. She shows that all of these artists rejected the idea of art as a commodity or a rarefied object, and instead believed in the potential of art to create collectivised experiences and change the world. James argues that these artists, entirely neglected by Western art history, produced some of the most significant experimental art to emerge from Germany during the Cold War.
Orders under £75
£4.99
Tracked Shipping | Shipped within 3 business days | Delivery 1-2 days after shipping
Orders £75 and above
FREE SHIPPING
Tracked Shipping | Shipped within 3 business days | Delivery 1-2 days after shipping
__________________
Orders under £75
£4.99 (under 2kg) or £9.99 (over 2kg)
Tracked Shipping | Shipped within 3 business days | Delivery 1-2 days after shipping
Orders £75 and above
FREE SHIPPING
Tracked Shipping | Shipped within 3 business days | Delivery 1-2 days after shipping
__________________
Orders under £75
£4.99 (under 2kg) or £19.99 (over 2kg)
Tracked Shipping | Shipped within 3 business days | Delivery 1-2 days after shipping
Orders £90 and above
FREE SHIPPING
Tracked Shipping | Shipped within 3 business days | Delivery 1-2 days after shipping
__________________
For shipping to destinations outside the UK please email us to request a quote.
We will notify you once we've received and inspected your return. If approved, you'll be automatically refunded on your original payment method. Please remember it can take a few days for your bank or credit card company to process the refund.
Great Seller. Very Happy
Beautiful and informative book - the paintings look amazing and loads of them!
Great service, prompt deliver and well packaged.
Great!
Very happy with this book
Great book, great price, great service, thankyou :-)
Great book, great price, great service, thankyou :-)
Great book, great price, great service, thankyou :-)
Great book, great price, great service, thankyou :-)
Great book, great price, great service, thankyou :-)
got a delivery although im not in the uk. fast response and fast delivery.
Very in depth book
Didnt know this was available . A great find as an avid listener to the radio show
In depth analysis on Folk rock
Great price for a new publication
Thanks for subscribing!
This email has been registered!
Product | SKU | Description | Collection | Availability | Product Type | Other Details |
---|
Great Seller. Very Happy
Beautiful and informative book - the paintings look amazing and loads of them!
Great service, prompt deliver and well packaged.
Great!
Very happy with this book