Postsocialist contemporary : the institutionalization of artistic practice in Eastern Europe after 1989 /

Esanu, Octavian,

Postsocialist contemporary : the institutionalization of artistic practice in Eastern Europe after 1989 / Octavian Esanu. - 1 online resource. - Rethinking art's histories .

Includes bibliographies and index.

This book engages with the historical paradigm of 'contemporary art' by examining a programme initiated in Eastern Europe by the Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros in the 1990s. The Soros Centers for Contemporary Art played a leading role in popularising the norms and conventions of 'contemporary art' throughout the region.



9781526158017 9781526157997


Centrul Soros pentru Arta Contemporană.


Art and society--Former Yugoslav republics.
Art and society--Europe, Eastern.
Art--Political aspects--Europe, Eastern.
Art--Political aspects--Former Soviet republics.
Art, Modern--Economic aspects.--20th century
Art, Modern--Economic aspects.--21st century


Electronic Books.

N72 / .P678 2021