Bowlt John, Drutt Matthew (eds.) Amazons of the Avant-Garde

New York: Guggenheim Museum, 2000. — 365 p. — ISBN-10: 0892072253; ISBN-13: 978-0892072255.Amazons of the Avant-Garde presents work by six Russian women who contributed to the development of modern art in the first quarter of the 20th century: Alexandra Exter, Natalia Goncharova, Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Varvara Stepanova, and Nadezhda Udaltsova. The catalogue includes several essays that discuss the hindrances and influences affecting women in Russian avant-garde art circles. In addition, each artist featured in the exhibition is individually discussed at length, along with biographical timelines and excerpts of their writings from letters and publications. Color reproductions of the works in the exhibition accompany the essays to form a cohesive illustration of the art world in Russia during the first decades of the 20th century and the women who changed the aesthetic canons of their time.ContentsIntroduction. Matthew DruttWomen of genius. John E. Bowlt
Six (and a ew more) Russian women of the avannt-garde together. Charlotte Douglas
Between old and new, Russia's modern women. Laura Engelstein
Gender trouble in the Amazonian Kingdom: Turn-of-the-century representations of women in Russia. Olga Matich
Dressing up and dressing down: The body of the avant-garde. Nicoletta Misler
Creative women, creative men, anD paraDiGms of creativity: Why have mere been creat women artists? Ekaterina Dyogot
Alexandra Exter. Essay by Georgii Kovalenko
Natalia Goncharova. Essay by Jane A. Sharp
Liubov Popova. Essays by Natalia Adaskina and Dmitrii Sarabianov
Olga Rozanova. Essay by Nina Gurianova
Varvara Stepanova. Essay by Alexander Lavrentiev
Nadezhda Udaltsova. Essay by Vasilii RakitinDocuments
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