Conf' : 'Modernism in Georgia: Redrawing the Boundaries'

International Affairs Building, Columbia University

Saturday, 10 April 2010, 10:00am – 7:00pm 1501


This conference aims to cover multiple aspects of Georgian Modernism, including the birth of Modernist and avant-garde art in Georgia; the relationship between politics, art, architecture and culture in the beginning of the 20th century; Georgian Modernism and the avant-garde in relation to European discourse; Modernist artists and avant-garde groups in Tbilisi; the introduction of a new artistic language in all spheres of culture – art, theatre, cinema, and poetry among them; and the relationship of Soviet ideology to art and cultural practice. All presentations will be unified thematically and contextually under the theme: Georgian Modernism, the Avant-Garde and Modernity.

http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/MEDIA/01608.pdf

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