RUSS 134 - Contraband Canvases: How Modern Soviet Art Found a Home in the Desert

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Russian and East European Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
Credits (Range): 1 Hour
Attribute: 1 HU
New Course Added 08.18.10.

Mini-course explores achievements of Igor Savitsky (1915-1984), who rescued 44,000 works of unsanctioned Soviet art. Nukus Art Museum in Uzbekistan holds the second largest collection of Soviet avant-garde art in the world, offering fresh perspectives on the art and history of the USSR. Course features lectures on the history, politics and culture of the area, and screening of the 2010 award-winning documentary Desert of Forbidden Art and discussion with directors Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev.
Instructor: A. Foreman