The artistic tradition that emerged as a form of cultural resistance in the 1970s changed during the transition from socialism to capitalism. This volume presents the evolution of the Moscow-based conceptual artist group called Collective Actions, proposing it as a case-study for understanding the transformations that took place in Eastern European art after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Esanu introduces Moscow Conceptualism by performing a close examination of the Collective Actions group's ten-volume publication Journeys Outside the City and of the Dictionary of Moscow Conceptualism. He analyzes above all the evolution of Collective Actions through ten consecutive phases, discussing changes that occur in each new volume of the Journeys. Compares the part of the Journeys produced in the Soviet period with those volumes assembled after the dissolution of the USSR. The concept of "transition" and the activities of Soros Centers for Contemporary Art are also analyzed.
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Creating a Clearing: Foreword by Boris Groys
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Part I: A General Introduction to KD and Moscow Conceptualism
- Chapter 1. A Bibliographic Overview
- The Literature Before 1989
- The Literature After 1989
- The Consolidation of the Discursive Field of Moscow Conceptualism
- Chapter 2. Mapping Moscow Conceptualism
- The Attribute “Romantic”
- The Central Concept of “Emptiness”
- Part II: Transition: From KD to [KD]
- Chapter 3. KD’s Journeys Before 1989
- Volume I (1976–80): Appearance
- Volume II (1980–83): Ten Appearances
- Volume III (1983–85): Discussion
- Volume IV (1985–87) and Volume V (1987–89)
- Chapter 4. “During”: The Transition to Capitalism
- Transition and Transitology
- The Cultural Transition: The SCCA Model
- Chapter 5. [KD]’s Journeys After 1989
- Temporality of Transition
- New Schizo-Terms in the Dictionary
- Bracketed Totality: From KD to [KD]
- From Numerology to Statistics
- From Action to Installation
- From Descriptions to Projects
- Kievogorskoe Field: From No Man’s Land to Housing Development
- A More Comfortable Journey: From Public toPrivate Transportation
- The Democratization of Language
- Afterword From KD to [KD]: From Object ivation to Reification
- Appendix:
- Dictionary of Moscow Conceptualism
- Preface by Andrei Monastyrsky
- Dictionary of Moscow Conceptualism (Main Section)
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back cover
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