Iskusstvo kommuny (Art of the Commune – IK) was a Russian arts magazine published by IZO-Narkompros. It was edited by Osip Brik, Nathan Altman and Nikolay Punin who produced nineteen issues between 7 December 1918 and April 1919. Each issue had between four and six pages and contained reviews, arts news, as well as poems and essays.[1]
| Editor | Osip Brik, Nathan Altman and Nikolay Punin |
|---|---|
| Publisher | IZO-Narkompros |
| First issue | December 7, 1918 |
| Final issue Number | April 13, 1919 19 |
| Country | Russia |
| Based in | Petrograd |
| Language | Russian |
The magazine was based in Petrograd, and was one of the most important publications advocating the Russian futurist views on art.[2] Iskusstvo was a sister paper. also published under the auspices of IZO-Narkompros, but in Moscow.[2]
Osip Brik wrote in the first issue: “The bourgeoisie transformed flesh into spirit. It turned matter into a gaseous state. Instead of solids — ideological evaporations. The proletariat re-establishes flesh, matter, solids in its right. For the proletariat an idea is nothing if it is not realised, if it is not on the way to being realised.”[3]
Some of the editorials were poems by Mayakovsky as "poetic editorials".[4]
References edit
- ^ "Iskusstvo kommuny - Monoskop". monoskop.org. Monoskop. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b Jangfeldt, Bengt (1976). Majakovskij and Futurism 1917-21 (PDF). Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell International. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Glisic, Iva (September 2012). "Caffeinated Avant-Garde: Futurism During the Russian Civil War 1917-1921" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics & History. 58 (3): 353–366. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8497.2012.01640.x.
- ^ "Bonhams : AVANT-GARDE PERIODICAL. Iskusstvo Kommuny [Art of the Commune.] Petrograd: IZO NKP [Visual Arts Section of the People's Commissariat for Enlightenment], December 7, 1918-April 13, 1919". www.bonhams.com. Bonhams. Retrieved 24 December 2018.