Editor: Marta Sylvestrova
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication: 1992, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, section sewn
Pages: 160
Size: 230 x 305
Text: English
ISBN: 0500276862
(Preface) 'As the peoples of Central and Eastern Europe rose up in 1989 and 1990, posters calling for reform appeared on walls, in shop windows, in metro stations, plastered on kiosks, even taped to people's bodies. Elaborately silk-screened or just mimeographed; bold and often shocking; these dynamic images provide a stirring record of the complex social and political changes that swept through Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Bulgaria and the onetime Soviet Union.
Uniquely suited to fast-paced, explosive developments, inexpensive and dispos-able, the poster is the ideal vehicle for political expression. Art as Activist is composed of work from the 'underground' movements of former Eastern Bloc countries. Over 100 examples are reproduced, along with essays by artists providing their personal accounts of the revolts, and poetry and prose by such acclaimed figures as Miroslav Holub, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Ivan Klima, George Konrád and Timothy Garton Ash. An illustrated timeline provides historical perspective on the unfolding drama.
Art as Activist evokes all the exhilaration and immediacy of liberation as it happened. Bringing alive events of momentous significance, marshalling words and graphics which actually helped create those events, it is a valuable visual document for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of Central and Eastern Europe and of the modern world.'
Condition: Very Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing and tanning to cover/edges.
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