Anthology 'The Avant-Garde Museum' Examines Artist-Run Institutions from Interwar Period
In 2020, Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź published 'The Avant-Garde Museum,' an anthology curated by Jarosław Suchan and Agnieszka Pindera. This work examines four artist-led museum initiatives from the interwar period, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the International Collection of Modern Art in Łódź. It features discussions on Russia's Museums of Artistic Culture (1918-1921), El Lissitzky's Kabinett der Abstrakten (1927), the Société Anonyme project in New York (early 1920s), and the a.r. group's collection in Łódź (1931). The volume includes twelve scholarly essays that contend avant-garde artists significantly influenced the missions of modern art museums. This publication is part of a broader research initiative by Muzeum Sztuki, incorporating archival resources and visuals, which challenges the perception of museums as mere mausoleums.
Key facts
- The anthology 'The Avant-Garde Museum' was published in 2020 by Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź.
- It analyzes four artist-run museum projects from 1918-1931 in Russia, Germany, the US, and Poland.
- The book contains twelve essays by scholars including Maria Gough and Masha Chlenova.
- It was edited by Jarosław Suchan, director of Muzeum Sztuki, and Agnieszka Pindera, head of its Research Center.
- The volume marks the 90th anniversary of the International Collection of Modern Art in Łódź, opened in 1931.
- Projects studied include El Lissitzky's Kabinett der Abstrakten (1927) and Société Anonyme's New York museum plan.
- Essays argue avant-garde artists shaped modern museum theory during post-WWI crises.
- The publication is part of a broader Muzeum Sztuki research project concluding with a fall 2021 exhibition.
Entities
Artists
- Agnieszka Pindera
- Jarosław Suchan
- Karolina Łabowicz-Dymanus
- El Lissitzky
- Władysław Strzemiński
- Katarzyna Kobro
- Fernand Leger
- Max Ernst
- Hans Arp
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp
- Theo van Doesburg
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Kazimir Malevich
- Vladimir Tatlin
- Aleksandr Rodchenko
- Marcel Duchamp
- Man Ray
- Katherine Dreier
- Alfred H. Barr Jr.
- Marian Minich
- Maria Gough
- Masha Chlenova
- Sandra Karina Löschke
- Rebecca Uchill
- Frauke V. Josenhans
- Julian Myers
- Joanna Szupińska
- Jennifer R. Gross
- Daniel Muzyczuk
- Tomasz Załuski
- Marcin Szeląg
- Alexander Dorner
Institutions
- Muzeum Sztuki
- Museums of Artistic Culture
- Provinzialmuseum Hanover
- Société Anonyme, Inc.
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Art
- ARTMargins Online
- Museum Research Center
- a.r. group
Locations
- Łódź
- Poland
- Russia
- Hanover
- Germany
- New York
- United States
- Moscow
- Smoleńsk
- Petrograd