Decolonial AestheSis and Post-Soviet Art by Madina Tlostanova

Madina Tlostanova's essay 'Decolonial AestheSis and the Post-Soviet Art' was published on July 1, 2009, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 48. The full text is accessible only to subscribers, with individual PDFs available via University of Chicago Press. The essay explores decolonial aesthetics within the context of post-Soviet art, examining how artistic practices challenge colonial legacies and Eurocentric frameworks. Tlostanova, a scholar known for her work on decoloniality and post-Soviet studies, likely interrogates the intersection of aesthetic theory and political resistance in former Soviet spaces. The article is positioned within Afterall's broader discourse on contemporary art and critical theory, as evidenced by related pieces on artists like Inauk S. Gullah and Gonzalo Díaz.