Filippo Marinetti lectured in Russia. Russian artists absorbed cubism and futurism and quickly added innovative directions of their own.

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2 Filippo Marinetti lectured in Russia. Russian artists absorbed cubism and futurism and quickly added innovative directions of their own.

3 David and Vladimir Burliuk, pages from Vladimir Mayakovsky: A Tragedy, 1914

4 Ilya Zdanevich insert cover for Milliork by Aleksei Kruchenykh 1919

5 Ilja Zdanevich, pages from Le-Dantyu as a Beacon, 1923

6 Kasimir Malevich Black Square 1913

7 Kasimir Malevich, Suprematist Composition, 1915 Kasimir Malevich, First Circle of Lectures, by Nikolai Punin, 1920

8 By 1920 a philosophical split had formed within the art and design community. Some artists, including Malevich and Kandinsky argued that art MUST remain a spiritual activity separate from the needs of society. They wanted nothing to do with a political agenda.

9 Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko led a group of artists who supported the opposing viewpoint. They condemned ART FOR ART S SAKE to devote themselves to industrial design, visual communication and applied arts serving the new communist society.

13 El Lissitzky, PROUN 23, no. 6, 1919 El Lissitzky, Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, 1919

15 El Lissitzky, cover art for Veshch, El Lissitzky, title page for Veshch, 1922

16 El Lissitzky layout for a cover of Broom, vol

17 El Lissitzky, ad for Pelikan carbon paper, 1924 El Lissitzky, poster for Pelikan ink, 1924

18 El Lissitzky cover of For The Voice by Mayakovsky 1923

19 El Lissitzky, pages from For the Voice, 1923 Beat your drums on the squares of the riots, turned red with the blood of revolution

20 El Lissitzky, pages from For the Voice, Order for the Army of the Arts

21 El Lissitzky book cover for The Isms of Art 1924

22 El Lissitzky, text format for The Isms of Art, 1924

23 El Lissitzky, pictorial spread from The Isms of Art, 1924

24 El Lissitzky cover of Notes of a Poet by Ilia Selvinskii 1928

25 El Lissitzky exhibition poster 1929

26 El Lissitzky, exhibition design for Pressa, 1928

27 Alexander Rodchenko, covers for Lef no. 1, 2 &3

28 Alexander Rodchenko poster, 1937 (The podium is a newspaper proclaiming, Peace! Bread! Land! )

29 Alexander Rodchenko paperback book covers 1924

35 Salomon Telingater cover for The World Belongs to Kirsanov 1930

36 Georgy and Vladimir Augustovich Stenberg film poster, undated

37 G. & V. Augustovich Stenberg, The 11th Year of the Revolution poster, 1928 G. & V. Augustovich Stenberg, The General poster, 1929

38 Gustav Klutsis Spartakiada postcard 1928 His work is often compared to that of John Heartfield.

39 Gustav Klutsis, We Will Repay the Coal Debt to the Country poster, 1930 Gustav Klutsis, Everyone Must Vote in the Election of Soviets poster, 1930 Gustav Klutsis, Building Socialism Under the Banner of Lenin poster, 1931

40 Vladimir Vasilevich Lebedev, page from the book, The Adventures of the Scarecrow, 1922

41 Vladimir Vasilevich Lebedev page spread from the book, The Adventures of the Scarecrow, 1922

42 Vladimir Vasilevich Lebedev from the book, Circus 1928

43 Vladimir Vasilevich Ledebev, page spread, Circus, 1928

44 Piet Mondrian Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue 1922

45 Théo van Doesburg and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy book cover 1925

47 Vilmos Huszar, cover and title page designs for De Stijl,

48 Théo van Doesburg, cover and ad designs for De Stijl,

49 Théo van Doesburg, exhibition poster, 1920 Théo van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters Kleine Dada Soirée poster, 1920

50 Théo van Doesburg, dadaist poetry from De Stijl, 1921

51 El Lissitzky, cover and page from De Stijl, 1922

52 The Schroeder House, Utrecht, 1924

53 Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, cover and page spread designs for i10, 1927

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Saturday, March 26, 16 Filippo Marinetti lectured in Russia. Russian artists absorbed cubism and futurism and quickly added innovative directions of their own. Ilya Zdanevich insert cover for Milliork by Aleksei Kruchenykh 1919