Review of 'Globalizing East European Art Histories' Examines Decolonization and Regional Art
On July 26, 2020, a review was released that evaluates the book 'Globalizing East European Art Histories: Past and Present' (Routledge, 2018), edited by Beáta Hock and Anu Allas. This compilation stems from a conference held in 2014 in Lublin, Poland, under the direction of Piotr Piotrowski. It includes thirteen essays that question conventional art historical perspectives. Notable contributions feature Tomasz Grusiecki and Carolyn C. Guile discussing Polish-Lithuanian visual culture, Agata Jakubowska addressing feminist themes in 1970s-80s Poland, and Anu Allas alongside Katarzyna Cytlak exploring neo-avant-garde links. Additionally, Kristóf Nagy analyzes the Soros network in Hungary, while Sarah M. Schlachetzki looks into Wrocław's modernist urban planning. The review critiques various methodologies, contrasting global art history with decolonization efforts, particularly emphasizing Alpesh Kantilal Patel's piece on 'minor transnationalism.'
Key facts
- The edited volume 'Globalizing East European Art Histories: Past and Present' was published by Routledge in 2018.
- The book emerged from a conference held at Galeria Labirynt in Lublin, Poland, from October 24-27, 2014.
- Piotr Piotrowski organized the conference before his death in 2015; Beáta Hock and Anu Allas edited the volume.
- The volume contains nine revised and four commissioned essays across four sections, covering early modern to contemporary periods.
- Tomasz Grusiecki analyzes a 17th-century portrait in the National Arts Museum in Minsk, challenging cultural origin narratives.
- Agata Jakubowska's essay traces feminist ideas in Communist Poland, mentioning artists Ewa Partum and Natalia LL.
- Kristóf Nagy discusses the Soros network's role in late Kádár-era Hungary as 'indirect political intervention.'
- The review contrasts globalizing art history with decolonizing efforts, citing a 2020 questionnaire in Art History journal.
Entities
Artists
- Yelena Kalinsky
- Beáta Hock
- Anu Allas
- Piotr Piotrowski
- Tomasz Grusiecki
- Carolyn C. Guile
- Agata Jakubowska
- Katarzyna Cytlak
- Milan Knížák
- Jörg Scheller
- Maya Fowkes
- Reuben Fowkes
- Kristóf Nagy
- Sarah M. Schlachetzki
- Alpesh Kantilal Patel
- Tina Takemoto
- Jaanus Samma
- Tatiana Fiodorova
- Amy Bryzgel
- Joanna Sokołowska
- Catherine Grant
- Dorothy Price
- Ewa Partum
- Natalia LL
- Gayatri Spivak
- Giorgio Vasari
- Clement Greenberg
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- Routledge
- Galeria Labirynt
- National Arts Museum in Minsk
- Argentinean Centre for Art and Communication (CAYC)
- El Periférico de Objetos
- Soros network
- The Courtauld Institute of Art
- Art History
- Reaktion Books
- Umění
- Teksty Drugie
Locations
- New York
- London
- Lublin
- Poland
- Minsk
- Czechoslovakia
- Argentina
- Hungary
- Breslau (Wrocław)
- Moldova
- Chișinău
- UK
- European Union
- East-Central Europe
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Balkans
- Bulgaria
- Romania
- Ukraine
- Belarus
- Russia
- USSR
- Baltics
- Italy
- Sweden
- Crimea
- Muscovy
- United States
- Estonia
- Eastern Europe
- West
- East
- North
- South