TY  - JOUR
TI  - ART AS A POLITICAL ACT: THE RUSSIAN AGIT-PROPS OF THE 1920S
AB  - Emerged in the mid-19th century, the mechanical reproduction techniques changed the definitionsof 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 themasses; and the communist ideology politicized aesthetics as a strategy of the power. The RussianConstructivists of the 1920s utilized agitation and propaganda techniques (agit-props) in their art forcreating 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 foraestheticization of politics. The scope is limited to the agit-props appropriated by the Bolshevikpower. Dwelling on textual and visual documents from literature, it scrutinizes the topic with ahistorical interpretation research method. It aims to discuss the agit-props within the framework ofpolitics and aesthetic revolution in everyday life and urban space.
AU  - Güleç, Ece
AU  - SAVAŞIR, GÖKÇEÇİÇEK
PY  - 2020
JO  - Art-e Sanat Dergisi
VL  - 13
IS  - 25
SN  - 1308-2698
SP  - 301
EP  - 333
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/367645
ER  -