Veshchʹ : mezhdunarodnoe obozrenie sovremennogo iskusstva (Subject: international review of modern art)

El LissitzkyWW-1922-136129

1922·Periodical with letterpress decorated wrappers, two issues·31 × 23.2 × 0.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 1/8 × 1/8 in.)

<p>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.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1922
Medium: Periodical with letterpress decorated wrappers, two issues
Dimensions: 31 × 23.2 × 0.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 1/8 × 1/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: El Lissitzky

Artist

El Lissitzky

Painting

El Lissitzky was a Russian and Soviet artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and architect. He was an important figure of the avant-garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the Soviet Union.

Moscow, Russia

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