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El LissitzkyWW-1929-126238

1929·Letterpress·29.5 × 20.7 cm (11 5/8 × 8 3/16 in.)

<p>Through double exposure, Lissitzky blended his likeness with images of drafting tools and graph paper—juxtaposing mechanical instruments with his own more “primitive” tool, the hand. In its day <em>Constructor</em> symbolized a fundamental redefinition of the artist as someone who does not create, but builds, and thereby spurs the transformation of society. Yet Lissitzky seemed to acknowledge that the artist-engineer deploys commercial or industrial technology (including the camera apparatus) over which he can at best have partial control.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1929
Medium: Letterpress
Dimensions: 29.5 × 20.7 cm (11 5/8 × 8 3/16 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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