The Green Bloc: Neo-Avant-Garde Art and Ecology Under Socialism

by Maja Fowkes

Book Overview

Expanding the horizon of established accounts of Central European art under socialism, this book uncovers the neglected history of artistic engagement with the natural environment in the Eastern Bloc.

The turbulent legacy of 1968, which saw the confluence of political upheaval, spread of counterculture, rise of ecological consciousness, and emergence of global conceptual art, provides the setting for Maja Fowkes's innovative reassessment of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9633860687
• ISBN13: 9789633860687
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher