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The Total Art of Stalinism

Avant-Garde, Aesthetic Dictatorship, and Beyond

Avant-Garde, Aesthetic Dictatorship, and Beyond

By Boris Groys
Translated by Charles Rougle

By Boris Groys
Translated by Charles Rougle

By Boris Groys
Translated by Charles Rougle

By Boris Groys
Translated by Charles Rougle

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Category: Art | Philosophy | Politics

Category: Art | Philosophy | Politics

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Aug 08, 2011 | ISBN 9781844677078

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May 27, 2014 | ISBN 9781844678099

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    About The Total Art of Stalinism

    From the ruins of communism, Boris Groys emerges to provoke our interest in the aesthetic goals pursued with such catastrophic consequences by its founders. Interpreting totalitarian art and literature in the context of cultural history, this brilliant essay likens totalitarian aims to the modernists’ goal of producing world-transformative art. In this new edition, Groys revisits the debate that the book has stimulated since its first publication.

    About The Total Art of Stalinism

    From the ruins of communism, Boris Groys emerges to provoke our interest in the aesthetic goals pursued with such catastrophic consequences by its founders. Interpreting totalitarian art and literature in the context of cultural history, this brilliant essay likens totalitarian aims to the modernists’ goal of producing world-transformative art. In this new edition, Groys revisits the debate that the book has stimulated since its first publication.

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    Product Details

    Category: Art | Philosophy | Politics

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Verso
    Aug 08, 2011 | 144 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-3/10 | ISBN 9781844677078

    Category: Art | Philosophy | Politics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Verso
    May 27, 2014 | 144 Pages | ISBN 9781844678099
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    Praise

    “This is not just a book, but an event … The Total Art of Stalinism is an intellectual landmark.”—Art Bulletin

    “Art and the celebration of power all too often coincide, and the controversial message here is that artists, for all their insights into the human condition, can make a hash of society as completely as the most cynical of politicians.”—Boston Globe

    “One of the most astute commentators on the art scene today.”—New Left Review

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