WAS SOCIALIST REALISM GLOBAL? MODERNISM... - COLLECTIVE WORK

Embark on a fascinating journey through the world of politically and socially engaged art of the 20th century. This book attempts to answer the question of whether socialist realism was a global phenomenon, analyzing its diverse forms and evolutions around the world. Immerse yourself in the wealth of essays by prominent researchers who shed new light on socialist realism and its influence on figurative art.

• New perspectives on socialist realism and engaged art
• Analysis of the genesis and evolution of leftist figurative art
• Global perspective: from South America to Southeast Asia
• Texts by prominent researchers of modernisms and engaged art
• Summary of the conference Engaged Figurations from 2021

The book "Was Socialist Realism Global? Modernism, Soc-Modernism, Socially Engaged Figuration" is a collection of essays that open new perspectives on socialist realism and the currents of politically and socially engaged art of the 20th century. The authors discover the genealogy of figurative art, showing its duration, evolution, and transformations. They analyze the development of leftist figurative art in Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the Soviet Union before the outbreak of World War II, pondering the intertwining of politics, nationalism, realism, and modernism.

The volume edited by Magda Lipska and Piotr Słodkowski summarizes the conference Engaged Figurations: Realism, Socialist Realism, and Soc-Modernism in a Global Perspective, which took place at the Museum of Modern Art in 2021. It contains texts by prominent researchers dealing with global modernisms and socially engaged art, such as Jrme Bazin, Kate Cowcher, Tatiana Flores, Joanna Kordjak, Magda Lipska, Partha Mitter, Yevheniia Moliar, Magdalena Moskalewicz, Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius, Agata Pietrasik, Nadia Plungian, Julia Secklehner, Piotr Słodkowski, Mirela Tanta, Vo H?ng Chuong-ai, Carol Yinghua Lu, Anthony Yung, Shengtian Zheng.

The publishing house of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw presents a publication that makes a significant contribution to research on the art of the 20th century. This book is not only a valuable source of knowledge for art historians and researchers, but also an inspiring read for anyone interested in the role of art in shaping society and politics. Discover the global dimensions of socialist realism and its impact on contemporary culture.