2009, Rodchenko and Popova, Russian Avant-Garde, Defining Constructivism, First Edition

Edited by Margarita Tupitsyn

Tate Publishing, London in 2009

27.5 cm x 23 cm

190 pages

Softcover

First Edition

Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (Russian: Александр Михайлович Родченко; 1891 – 1956) was a Russian and Soviet artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer. He was one of the founders of constructivism and Russian design.

Constructivism is an early twentieth-century art movement founded in 1915 by Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko. Abstract and austere, constructivist art aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space. The movement rejected decorative stylization in favor of the industrial assemblage of materials. Constructivist architecture and art had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th century, influencing major trends such as the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements. Its influence was widespread, with major effects upon architecture, sculpture, graphic design, industrial design, theatre, film, dance, fashion and, to some extent, music.