{"title":"Aglaya K. Glebova","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAglaya K. Glebova\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of the visual arts through richly detailed narratives and critical insights. Her work often delves into the world of pioneering artists, capturing the essence of their creative journeys and the cultural contexts that shaped them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful examinations of artistic innovation and cultural history, presented with a keen eye for both biography and aesthetics. These books enrich an understanding of the arts \u0026amp; culture landscape, inviting reflection on the transformative power of artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aleksandr-rodchenko-by-aglaya-k-glebova-9780300254037","title":"Aleksandr Rodchenko","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough the lens of Aleksandr Rodchenko’s photography, a new and provocative understanding emerges of the troubled relationship between technology, modernism, and state power in Stalin’s Soviet Union.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracing the shifting meanings of photography in the early Soviet Union, Aglaya K. Glebova revises the relationship between art and politics during what is usually considered the end of the critical avant-garde. Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891–1956) was a highly versatile Russian artist and one of Constructivism’s founders. His photographic work between 1928, when Stalin rose to power, and the late 1930s reveals a wide-ranging search for a different pictorial language in the context of the extreme transformations carried out under the Five-Year Plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn response to forced modernization, Rodchenko’s photography during this time questioned his own modernist commitments. At the heart of this argument is Rodchenko’s infamous 1933 photo-essay on the White Sea–Baltic Canal, site of one of the first gulags. Glebova’s careful reading of Rodchenko’s oeuvre yields a more diverse practice than has been generally acknowledged and brings to light new aspects of his work in adjacent media, including the collaborative design work he undertook with Varvara Stepanova.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460138942700,"sku":"9780300254037","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300254037-aleksandr-rodchenko.jpg?v=1774944472"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/aglaya-k-glebova.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}