Alexander Rodchenko: Painting, Drawing, Collage, Design, Photography

Alexander Rodchenko was the most important and versatile member of the Constructivist movement the progressive artists who created a new art after the Russian Revolution of 1917. This comprehensive book rich in illustrations and relying extensively on new research from Russia accompanied the first major retrospective exhibition in the United States of Rodchenkos work at The Museum of Modern Art New York in 1998. In 1921 Rodchenko left behind his innovative work in abstract painting and sculpture committing himself to applied art in the service of revolutionary ideals. Included in this first full and coherent overview are not only Rodchenkos painting and sculpture but also his diverse experiments and lasting achievements in photocollage photography and design of all kinds from books posters magazines and advertising to furniture.