Tatlin's Tower: Monument to Revolution - Hardcover

Norbert Lynton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300111304 ISBN 13: 9780300111309

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2009

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"The author illuminates the artist's role in a momentous social program. . . . A humanized, holistic vision of Tatlin and his work."--;I>The Architect's Newspaper
--T. A. Horton "The Architect's Newspaper "

"The book is a richly rewarding exegesis of Vladimir Tatlin's 1920 Monument to the Third International."--;I>Slavic Review--Roann Barris "Slavic Review "

Synopsis:

The plans for the gigantic Monument to the Third International were completed in 1920 by Vladimir Tatlin, the Russian painter and visionary designer who was a key figure of Russian constructivism. Planned as the headquarters and monument of the Comintern in Petrograd, it was to be made from industrial materials - iron, glass, and steel - as a towering symbol of modernity. Because of the political turmoil and housing shortages in Russia after the 1917 Revolution, the building was never constructed, but it remains a celebrated icon of revolutionary art. In this insightful book, Norbert Lynton investigates the sources and symbolism of Tatlin's Tower and considers not only its significance but also the broader role of allegory in abstraction and as an expression of man's highest aspirations.Then, in light of his new symbolic reading of the Tower, Lynton examines Tatlin's flying machine, Letatlin, and earlier works in his career and discusses their impact on other Russian painters, sculptors, designers and architects of his era.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0300111304
• ISBN 13: 9780300111309
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256