Ilya Kabakov :
the man who flew into space from his apartment /
Boris Groys.

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Main Author
Groĭs, Boris
Related Names
Kabakov, Ilʹi︠a︡ Iosifovich, 1933-
Afterall.
Language(s)
English
Published
London : Afterall Books, 2006.
Subjects
Kabakov, Il'ja I. > The man who flew into space from his apartment
Kabakov, Ilʹi͡a Iosifovich, > 1933-
Kabakov, Ilʹi︠a︡ Iosifovich, > 1933- > Criticism and interpretation.
Kabakov, Ilʹi͡a Iosifovich, > 1933- > Man who flew into space from his apartment.
Man who flew into space from his apartment.
Installation d'art.
Tekeningen.
Schilderijen.
Installaties (beeldende kunst)
Installations (Art)
Artists.
Installations (Art) > Russia (Federation) > 20th century.
Artists > Russia (Federation) > 20th century.
Rusland.
Russia (Federation)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Summary
"Ilya Kabakov's installation presents an isolated dreamer who develops an impossible project - to fly alone in outer space. Having built a makeshift slingshot, the hero apparently catapults through the ceiling of his shabby room and vanishes into space. The book presents an individual appropriation of a collective Soviet project and the official Soviet propaganda connected to it - where cosmic vision and the political project of the communist revolution are seen as indissoluble."--Jacket.
Physical Description
43 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
ISBN
1846380219
9781846380211
1846380049
9781846380044
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