MoMA Anthology Maps Post-1989 Central and Eastern European Art
The Museum of Modern Art has released a critical anthology titled 'Art and Theory of Post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe,' which is edited by Ana Janevski, Roxana Marcoci, and Ksenia Nouril. This 408-page book is a continuation of MoMA's C-MAP research initiative, building on the 2002 publication 'Primary Documents.' It features 75 sources in more than twelve languages, divided into seven chapters that explore the legacy of socialism, exhibition history since 1989, and other topics. Notable contributors include artists such as Sanja Iveković, Katalin Ladik, and Hito Steyerl. The anthology, published in 2018, delves into artistic developments from the end of communism to today, highlighting the complexities of Eastern Europe and the influence of the Non-Aligned Movement. Iva Glisic provides a review.
Key facts
- MoMA published 'Art and Theory of Post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe' in 2018.
- The anthology is edited by Ana Janevski, Roxana Marcoci, and Ksenia Nouril.
- It contains 75 primary and secondary sources from over a dozen languages.
- The volume is part of MoMA's C-MAP research program.
- It extends the 2002 publication 'Primary Documents' with an introduction by Ilya Kabakov.
- Artists include Sanja Iveković, Katalin Ladik, Tamás St.Auby, David Maljković, Lia Perjovschi, Hito Steyerl, and Tanja Ostojić.
- Curators and critics include Raluca Voinea, Zdenka Badovinac, Claire Bishop, Sven Spieker, Boris Groys, Tomáš Pospiszyl, and Boris Buden.
- The anthology covers themes such as post-socialist art, exhibition history, archives, democracy, collective action, gender, and global context.
Entities
Artists
- Sanja Iveković
- Katalin Ladik
- Tamás St.Auby
- David Maljković
- Lia Perjovschi
- Hito Steyerl
- Tanja Ostojić
- Petr Pavlenskii
- Ilya Kabakov
- Jiří Kovanda
- Slavs and Tatars
Institutions
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- C-MAP (Contemporary and Modern Art Perspectives)
- Australian National University
- University of Western Australia
- ARTMargins Online
- New Books Network
- The Museum of Modern Art
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Eastern Europe
- Central Europe
- Balkans
- Yugoslavia
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Russia
- Central Asia
- Belgrade
- Prague
Sources
- ARTMargins —
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