This is the first book to focus on the complex and fascinating relationship between Russian and Italian Futurism. A long overdue examination of the subject, it explores the energetic, creative and occasionally violent encounters of East and West in the arena of avant-garde art. Aesthetic and cultural similarities and differences between the two movements in the fields of art, literature and music are discussed, and the book, the title of which is derived from the Russian Futurists' manifesto A Slap in the Face of ...
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This is the first book to focus on the complex and fascinating relationship between Russian and Italian Futurism. A long overdue examination of the subject, it explores the energetic, creative and occasionally violent encounters of East and West in the arena of avant-garde art. Aesthetic and cultural similarities and differences between the two movements in the fields of art, literature and music are discussed, and the book, the title of which is derived from the Russian Futurists' manifesto A Slap in the Face of the Public Taste (1912), is extensively illustrated with paintings, prints and books drawn from international collections.
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Add this copy of A Slap in the Face! : Futurists in Russia to cart. £29.29, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Philip Wilson Publishers.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. First edition, 2007. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 110 pp., illustrated (much in color), clean unmarked text, Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, a bit of rubbing to the tips of the book's covers, minor creasing to the edges of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
Add this copy of A Slap in the Face! : Futurists in Russia to cart. £61.40, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Philip Wilson Publishers.
Add this copy of A Slap in the Face! : Futurists in Russia to cart. £98.00, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Philip Wilson Publishers.
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New. 0856676381. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 112 pp. With 106 ills. (68 col. ). 27 x 23 cm. --with a bonus offer--
