Picturing Socialism by J. R. Jenkins (Paperback Book)

Name: Picturing Socialism by J. R. Jenkins (Paperback Book)
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This vibrant history of the former German Democratic Republic\u2019s public art reveals a barely known but visually and theoretically rich cultural legacy. Picturing Socialism shows how works of art and design in the urban spaces of East Germany were the site of a sustained struggle between practitioners, critics and political leaders. This was not the oft-assumed conflict between artistic freedom and political dogma; at stake was the self-identity of the republic as socialist. Art and its relationship to architecture functioned as the testing ground for East Germany\u2019s relationship to socialist realism and modernism against the backdrop of Cold War competition from the neighbouring Federal Republic.\nPicturing Socialism makes a timely contribution to the recent groundswell of interest in the\n\nPicturing Socialism\nPublic Art and Design in East Germany\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\n;