Transition in Post-Soviet Art: The Collective Actions Group Before and After 1989

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

TransiTion in PosT-sovieT arT TransiTion in PosT-sovieT arT The Collective actions Group Before and after 1989 Octavian Eşanu Foreword by Boris Groys With an abridged translation of the Dictionary of Moscow Conceptualism Central european University Press Budapest – new York Published in 2013 by CenTral eUroPean UniversiTY Press an imprint of the Central european University limited liability Company nádor utca 11, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36-1-327-3138 or 327-3000 Fax: +36-1-327-3183 e-mail: ceupress@ceu.hu Website: www.ceupress.com new York nY 10019, Usa Tel: +1-212-547-6932 Fax: +1-646-557-2416 e-mail: martin.greenwald@opensocietyfoundations.org all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the permission of the Publisher. isBn 978-615-5225-11-6 liBrarY oF ConGress CaTaloGinG-in-PUBliCaTion DaTa Printed in Hungary by akaprint Kft., Budapest esanu, octavian. Transition in post-soviet art : The Collective actions Group before and after 1989 esanu / octavian esanu. pages : illustrations ; cm includeas bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-6155225116 (hardbound) 1. Kollektivnye deistviia (Group of artists) 2. Conceptual art--russia (Federation)--Moscow. 3. Performance art--russia (Federation)--Moscow. i. Title. n6988.5.C62e83 2012 709.47’09049--dc23 2012019489© 2013 by octavian eşanu To THe MeMorY oF vasilisa talmaţchii (1915–1991) ...