{"product_id":"the-total-art-of-stalinism-avant-garde-aesthetic-dictatorship-and-beyond-paperback","title":"The Total Art of Stalinism: Avant-Garde, Aesthetic Dictatorship, and Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoris Groys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Rougle\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the ruins of communism, Boris Groys emerges to provoke our interest in the aesthetic goals pursued with such catastrophic consequences by its founders. Interpreting totalitarian art and literature in the context of cultural history, this brilliant essay likens totalitarian aims to the modernists' goal of producing world-transformative art. In this new edition, Groys revisits the debate that the book has stimulated since its first publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoris Groys\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Aesthetics, Art History, and Media Theory at the Center for Art and Media Technology in Karlsruhe, and since 2005, the Global Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU. He has published numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe Total Art of Stalinism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIlya Kabakov: The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Postscript\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760180166944,"sku":"9781844677078","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b1217e3a6e7129552e4e880904f8b18f.webp?v=1780173737","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-total-art-of-stalinism-avant-garde-aesthetic-dictatorship-and-beyond-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}