Collage in Russia: XX century

Abstract

Theoretical and historical articles on what was a new genre of the twentieth century (apparently originating with Braques and Picasso) and a large and varied selection of collages make up this Russian Museum exhibition catalogue. Many Russian artists, having gained fame from other work, were attracted by the collage, its new possibilities of multiple and synchronous meaning: for example, V. Lebedev, O. Rozanova, M. Vrubel, A. Lentulov, K. Malevich, I. Kliun, L. Popova, A. Exter, N. Goncharova, A. Rodchenko, N. Altman, and V. Tatlin, among others. -- Summary written by John W. Emerich, Bronze Horseman Literary Agency.

Contents

The collage in the twentieth century / Ekaterina Bobrinskaya -- A collage about the collage (the phenomenology of the collage / David Bernstein -- Playing with form / Lyudmila Vostretsova -- From plane to object / Elena Vasilyevskaya -- "A concoction of materials" : an introduction to the book and exhibition / Natalia Kozyreva -- Colour plates -- 1. Texture -- 2. Collage, applique -- 3. Decoupage -- 4. Reproduction collage -- 5. Photomontage, computer collage -- 6. Assortment of materials, assemblage -- 7. Objects -- Works not included in the colour plates section.