Twelve contributions by art scholars examine sculptural practice in both Eastern and Western Europe during the period 1945-1968. The emphasis is on the shift away from the realist figurative tradition
The notion that the practice of abstraction was confined to Western Europe while a stereotyped form of figuration defined the art of the Eastern bloc continues to dominate art historical accounts of p
Art deco—the style of the flapper, the luxury ocean liner, and the skyscraper—came to epitomize the glamour, luxury, and hedonism of the Jazz Age. It burst onto the world stage at the 1925 Exposition
