{"id":150933,"date":"2024-05-22T20:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T19:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=150933"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T10:27:26","slug":"the-avant-gardists-in-the-time-of-the-russian-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=150933","title":{"rendered":"The Avant-Gardists in the Time of The  Russian Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d801f8b167e22967053c40460591bee wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that&nbsp;Anna Karenina, the lead character in Russian novelist Loe Tolstoy&#8217;s book,  alongside the feminist Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot as well as  Nikolai Filippove, a Russian pastry chef all had one thing in common? They all wanted change. These Russians dared to transform the prescribed societal ways. &nbsp;Because with a rejection of the norms comes something new,  in sometimes violent circumstances. Find out more in <em>The Avant-Gardists in the Time of The  Russian Revolution<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b42aa372f9bfe7cc53550091dfba1dc9 wp-block-paragraph\">Image on left-hand side Kazimir Malevich,<em>The Woodcutter<\/em>, 1912. Oil on canvas, 76 x 99 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Ownership recognized by agreement with the estate of Kazimir Malevich in 2008&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a75db37d6fc1c372a27709d4c8ca14b5 wp-block-paragraph\">Change is never easy; often coming alongside anger, it can be a long process, not a gentle one. As humans, we tend not to like the shifting of the status quo. With rejection also comes acceptance; when the oppressed stand against the oppressors. The often violent move from being rejected to being accepted takes time. Much of the change caused by the mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/news-malevich-revolutionary-of-russian-art-opens-at-tate-modern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian<\/a>s was against a violent oppressive political background and was anything but a gentle journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e3c44b591bd7f741717d29be4b72d75b wp-block-paragraph\">Protest might be an aggressive way of expression but protesting through art gives it a gentler turn. It doesn&#8217;t include physical violence but utilising the creative process for change is often easier and more long-term.  After all, change has to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46af26d3b3094e078e6dfe7fa34c6a3f wp-block-paragraph\">If you have read Leo Tolstoy\u2019s novel, Anna&nbsp;Karenina,&nbsp;then you will know that the female protagonist had an extramarital affair.  It was considered a Taboo thereby contravening the moral code of the society and bore consequences. Her brother exhibited the same behaviour but didn\u2019t face the same societal wrath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e623ef2977939e9f62dcca56edb2c4f7 wp-block-paragraph\">Have you heard the song \u201cPunk Prayer\u201d? A song protesting\u00a0Vladimir Putin\u00a0and the Russian government. This violent protest took place in a Moscow Cathedral and the effect was so intense that members of the rock group Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich were imprisoned for two years for their <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/exploring-the-world-of-dance-film-and-performance-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">performance.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d561a2d7865b737f8d9d3da88ad9378 wp-block-paragraph\">You might not know about how Nikolai Filippove.  He was a pastry chef, a wealthy businessman and a patron of arts who contributed to the Russian Revolution by giving accommodations and other kinds of provisions to revolutionary Avant-Garde artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9069d11ed8ea67d42f45dbe45eca8351 wp-block-paragraph\">So who were these Avant-Garde artists?  Well, the Avant-Gardists is the latest book by Sjeng Scheijen that accounts for the history of the Avant-Garde movement which was an art movement led by Russian artists with progressive ideals to transform society. The book details the main players who drove the uprising against societal norms.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Avant-Gardists-in-the-Time-of-The-Russian-Revolution.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Avant-Gardists-in-the-Time-of-The-Russian-Revolution.jpg?resize=580%2C876&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Avant-Gardists-in-the-Time-of-The-Russian-Revolution.jpg?w=678&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Avant-Gardists-in-the-Time-of-The-Russian-Revolution.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28045f113257a26a2eb06f4d6a83d7bd wp-block-paragraph\">Image Thames and Hudson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1577f1b86a7e5cd7a5b973b48935f483 wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian Revolution was rich with artists and intellectuals who reimagined society and culture with extraordinary ideals and ushered a flock of insurgents to design an archetype for society. All of this was done through creative pursuits. These works changed, not just Russia but affected the arts from all over the Western world. The impact of this creativity was astounding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51a2c3cd46efcddf94f0265e3caaee05 wp-block-paragraph\">The German&nbsp;philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche&nbsp;believed that no artist tolerates reality.&nbsp;Artistic reconstruction of a parallel world desires revolt and rejection of the norms. Rebellion also demands unity. Unity, rebellion and artistic reform became the backdrop of the Avant-Garde movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eeab4212a066fe82168343472dc43b8c wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/plot-device\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revolution<\/a> began with the dissolution of the Tsarist Empire (a form of\u00a0absolute monarchy) in October 1917.\u00a0The downfall of this period created an atmosphere where artists were free to experiment. The Avant-Gardists desired transformation and a new social and cultural order where they could express their revolutionary artistic spirit. They aligned themselves to challenge old conventions and make way for modern movements like Futurism, Constructivism, and Suprematism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2dab8b37af8b19f48db03e0da81c3ef8 wp-block-paragraph\">The mutiny saw great artists like&nbsp;Vladimir Tatlin,&nbsp;Kazimir Malevich,&nbsp;Wassily Kandinsky,&nbsp;Olga Rozanova&nbsp;who took it upon themselves to paint the country with their liberal posters, paintings, enigmatic performances and installations.&nbsp;Wassily Kandinsky believed that <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b29a91f0ec9e9434a9fc4b67028343d1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> &#8216;<em>there is no must<\/em> <em>in art<\/em> <em>because art is free<\/em>&#8216; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c205ffe25c298142296cd4c0f7752a9f wp-block-paragraph\">Wassily Kandinsky<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708.jpg?resize=580%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C879&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C659&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1319&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1759&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?resize=1980%2C1700&amp;ssl=1 1980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716292985708-scaled.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f9be5c910298472b82a3821c277fa489 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Improvisation no. 34<\/em>, Oil on canvas, 120 \u00d7 139 (47.2 \u00d7 54.7) Wassily Kandinsky <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c5667173c1c0eb8ab20000e260250955 wp-block-paragraph\">Kazimir Malevich&nbsp;was at the forefront of creating Suprematism, a style in art stamped by geometric shapes. Malevich used to paint religious views and landscapes. He worked on the development of abstract art with Suprematism; a dialogue of shapes and colours where they speak more highly than subject matter or art narration. He&nbsp;created Black Square in 1915 which was the symbol of the movement.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?resize=580%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0e56e5da5faac4ca9fa5a4cb87b6ba8 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Black Square (Black Suprematic Square)<\/em> Kazimir Malevich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8368b7781773d3fe8729a0262d19b33a wp-block-paragraph\">He marked the beginning of the new era by declaring,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b2648feedbd5d07266112baf6709128 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8216;It is from zero, in zero, that the true movement of being begins<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6715ba4c8fe2fd0dbc797e03c7c685fa wp-block-paragraph\">Kazimir Malevich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-383af1b2e756caace9de7b9d4133c31b wp-block-paragraph\">Vladimir Tatlin, an architect, artist and a true advocate of the architectural theory of&nbsp;Constructivism&nbsp;used industrial materials and made installations to give social messages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-186845f65c453975830aecc593889b9d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cIn the squares and in the streets we are placing our work convinced that art must not remain a sanctuary for the idle, a consolation for the weary, and a justification for the lazy&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a2ab92fba570c4b464e7d3c412a94a7 wp-block-paragraph\">Vladimir Tatlin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4fd015c9e9ebf615d566e8794dbd74ee wp-block-paragraph\">Tatlin started the construction of Tatlin\u2019s Tower or the Monument to the Third International in 1919.&nbsp;It was intended to challenge the modernism of the Eiffel Tower and would also be inspirational to all future artists. Tatlin&#8217;s Tower is still considered the most famous symbol of the Russian avant-garde movement. Tatlin was a talented painter and found inspiration in Pablo Picasso\u2019s work. He also visited Picasso&#8217;s studio in 1913. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175.jpg?resize=580%2C579&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C766&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1533&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2043&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1197&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?resize=1980%2C1976&amp;ssl=1 1980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/imresizer-1716291597175-scaled.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-03693ab977f99d7321963ba2c162aeb7 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Sailor<\/em>, 1911. Oil on canvas, 71.5 x 71.5 (28.1 x 28.1) Vladimir Tatlin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ed301c675c27bc1018eeec5e648ac6f wp-block-paragraph\">In his famous self-portrait, &#8220;The Sailor&#8221;, Tatlin experimented with different paint textures giving it a look of graphic art. For this masterpiece, he studied the daily life and the appearances of sailors of the southern port of Odessa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bee4e12562b77ea9a4c79b013920932a wp-block-paragraph\">European art deeply influenced the Avant Garde movement as artists constantly sought inspiration to create masterpieces keeping in mind the turbulent Russian times and the greater purpose. They also used their talent for bold social commentary and criticizing the government on subjects like injustice and inequality. With their increasing public popularity, the pressure from the newly formed Soviet Union also increased. The government of the day were not fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-800af9a89774c8e6d110fa83ec64fdb6 wp-block-paragraph\">In his book,\u00a0Scheijen\u00a0tells the story of the changes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/art-of-the-industrial-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political landscape<\/a> that occurred due to the artistic revolt.\u00a0Scheijen\u2019s original research, zestful writing and command of the subject edifies the reader with events such as torture during Stalin\u2019s time, brutal suppression and illegal imprisonments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-751353a0ac8d86ff72e314615d255817 wp-block-paragraph\">The writing gives a chance to experience the lives of these artists through their memories and existing achieves with excerpts from diaries and correspondence reflecting the vigour of these extraordinary individuals waging a war against an unbeatable establishment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9241ad9a56f07e87fa5857fecd7e922d wp-block-paragraph\">The pages follow the gripping lives and struggles of the lead characters of the Avant-Garde movement in their journey to alter the history of art.&nbsp;The illustrations in the book help the reader to imagine how art was a crucial aspect of the notorious movement.&nbsp;The art created stood the test of time and still inspires artists and creators with their deviant nature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15e06907d10ee0e47a483f17b8d0a0c2 wp-block-paragraph\">Russian artists, thinkers and philosophers are still famous all over the world, for their creativity, ideals and vigour to stand against regimes to create new systems.&nbsp;The Avant-Garde movement created a breakthrough in literature, architecture, photography, theatre and film. The artists defied the guiding rule of the norms and conceived ideas for freedom in art rejecting age-old academic traditions and changing the history of art for eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9cf27c11ec072e0f02e6664d63a7e692 wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0Scheijen, a Dutch author is an expert on Russian art and has also served as the ex-cultural attach\u00e9 to the\u00a0Royal Netherlands Embassy in Moscow.\u00a0The Avant- Gardists was released on 16 May 2024. You can find the book on <a href=\"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thamesandhudson.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32e3dfc040cba09f6449879b7ace607f wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed reading <em>The Avant-Gardists in the Time of The  Russian Revolution<\/em>, be sure to read <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/london-craft-week-fell-in-love-with-the-art-of-craftsmanship\/\"><em>London Craft Week: Fell in Love With the Art of Craftsmanship<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/london-craft-week-fell-in-love-with-the-art-of-craftsmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0fce44302c39e6bfad1b9b2c2ec16449 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