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Art as a Political Act: the Russian Agit-Props of the 1920s
(Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, 2020) Savaşır, Gökçeçiçek; Güleç, Ece; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
Emerged in the mid-19th century, the mechanical reproduction techniques changed the definitions of work of art, artist, and social role of art. These transformations have triggered an extensive sociocultural revolution during the 20th century. Art turned out to be an instrument for guiding the masses; and the communist ideology politicized aesthetics as a strategy of the power. The Russian Constructivists of the 1920s utilized agitation and propaganda techniques (agit-props) in their art for creating an aesthetic language for the political propaganda. This study argues that the Russian avantgarde aiming to bring art into everyday life and urban space became an instrument for aestheticization of politics. The scope is limited to the agit-props appropriated by the Bolshevik power. Dwelling on textual and visual documents from literature, it scrutinizes the topic with a historical interpretation research method. It aims to discuss the agit-props within the framework of politics and aesthetic revolution in everyday life and urban space.

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