Boris Groys Analyzes Ilya Kabakov's 1988 Installation on Soviet Collectivism
Boris Groys examines Ilya Kabakov's 1988 installation "The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment," which depicts an isolated dreamer who builds a makeshift slingshot and catapults through his ceiling into outer space. Groys interprets the work as an individual appropriation of the collective Soviet project and its official propaganda, where cosmic vision and communist revolution are indissolubly linked. The publication is available via MIT Press and Google Books.
Key facts
- Ilya Kabakov created the installation in 1988.
- The installation is titled 'The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment'.
- The protagonist builds a makeshift slingshot to launch himself into space.
- Boris Groys provides analysis of the work.
- Groys sees the work as an individual appropriation of the collective Soviet project.
- The work links cosmic vision with communist revolution propaganda.
- The publication is part of Afterall's 'One Work' series.
- The book can be purchased via MIT Press or previewed on Google Books.
Entities
Artists
- Ilya Kabakov
- Boris Groys
Institutions
- Afterall
- MIT Press
- Google Books
Sources
- Afterall —