Modernism in Kyiv: Jubilant Experimentation

by Irena R. Makaryk and Virlana Tkacz

Book Overview

The study of modernism has been largely focused on Western cultural centres such as Paris, Vienna, London, and New York. Extravagantly illustrated with over 300 photos and reproductions, Modernism in Kyiv demonstrates that the Ukrainian capital was a major centre of performing and visual arts as well as literary and cultural activity. While arguing that Kyiv's modernist impulse is most prominently displayed in the experimental work of Les Kurbas,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442629002
• ISBN13: 9781442629004
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 666 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher