Art for Architecture: Moscow. Monumental Soviet Mosaics 1925 – 1991 / Москва. Искусство для архитектуры

This book examines the monumental mosaics that were created in Moscow during the Soviet era. While monumental mosaics became common in other Soviet cities and republics in the 1960s during the age of modernism, mosaics in the capital of the USSR were used for works in the art deco style and for 'pictures' in the socialist realist style. As a result, the entire history of Soviet art is reflected in Moscow's metro stations, palaces of culture, military museums, hospitals, schools, and prefabricated houses. Many important mosaics are now disappearing before our eyes – victims of destruction or dismantling. The majority are not listed under state protection, and the authors of many remain unknown. This book is structured chronologically. Four sections (art deco, socialist realism, modernism, and postmodernism) show and describe 140 mosaics. The appendix lists 322 mosaics that have been identified in Moscow.

Издательство

DOM Publishers

Год выпуска

2022

Переплет

Мягкий

Формат

135x245

Количество страниц

650