Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented: 1918

Description: Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented: 1918�1938 [Hardcover] Hauptman, Jodi; Sudhalter, Adrian; Anger, Jenny; Bergdoll, Barry; Cohen, Jean-Louis; Chlenova, Masha; Daffner, Lee; Bartunkova, Barbora; Buchloh, Benjamin; Cavalier, Jane and Crough, Olivia Product Overview How the modernist avant-gardes from Dada to constructivism reconceived their roles, working as propagandists, advertisers, publishers, graphic designers, curators and more, to create new visual languages for a radically changed world“We regarded ourselves as engineers, we maintained that we were building things … we put our works together like fitters.” So declared the artist Hannah Höch, describing a radically new approach to artmaking in the 1920s and ’30s. Such wholesale reinvention of the role of the artist and the functions of art took place in lockstep with that era’s shifts in industry, technology, and labor, and amid the profound impact of momentous events: World War I, the Russian Revolution, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the rise of fascism. Highlighting figures such as Aleksandr Rodchenko, Liubov Popova, John Heartfield and Fré Cohen, and European avant-gardes of the interwar years―Dada, the Bauhaus, futurism, constructivism and de Stijl―Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented demonstrates the ways in which artists reimagined their roles to create a dynamic art for a new world. These “engineers,” “agitators,” “constructors,” “photomonteurs,” “workers”―all designations adopted by the artists themselves―turned away from traditional forms of painting and sculpture and invented new visual languages. Central among them was photomontage, in which photographs and images from newspapers and magazines were cut, remixed, and pasted together. Working as propagandists, advertisers, publishers, editors, architects, theater designers and curators, these artists engaged with expanded audiences in novel ways, establishing distinctive infrastructures for presenting and distributing their work. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition, Engineer, Agitator, Constructor marks the transformative addition to MoMA from the Merrill C. Berman Collection, one of the great private collections of political art. Illuminating the essential role of women in avant-garde activities while mapping vital networks across Europe, this richly illustrated book presents the social engagement, fearless experimentation and utopian aspirations that defined the early 20th century, and how these strategies still reverberate today. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Museum of Modern Art, New York (June 23, 2020) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 312 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1633451089 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 87 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.45 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.76 x 1.42 x 12.28 inches Best Sellers Rank: #1,388,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,109 in Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions #2,255 in Graphic Design Techniques #5,361 in Arts & Photography Criticism #2,109 in Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions #2,255 in Graphic Design Techniques Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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