About this artwork
In 1922 designer El Lissitzky and writer Ilya Ehrenburg founded an international design magazine featuring articles in Russian, German, and French. The goal of the journal was to publicize their recent experiences with Constructivism and disseminate their ideas about the role of art in revolutionary society. The articles highlight the important dialogue occurring between designers in the Soviet Union and Western Europe at this time, including those working out of institutions such as the Bauhaus.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Architecture and Design
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Artist
- El Lissitzky
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Title
- VESHCH = Gegestand = Objet (Object)
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Place
- Russia (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- 1922
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Medium
- Periodicals
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Inscriptions
- #608. An international art journal. Edited by El Lissitzky and Il’ia Erenberg. Decorated wrappers designed by El Lissizky. With contributions by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Sergei Essenin, Boris Pasternak, Le Corbusier, Nikolai Punin, and others.
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Dimensions
- 31 × 23.2 × 0.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 1/8 × 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund
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Reference Number
- 2009.507
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Copyright
- © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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