Iliazd : a meta-biography of a modernist
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Iliazd : a meta-biography of a modernist
(Hopkins studies in modernism)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
A captivating portrait of futurist artist Iliazd infused with the reflections of his accidental biographer on the stickiness of the genre.
The poet Ilia Zdanevich, known in his professional life as Iliazd, began his career in the pre-Revolutionary artistic circles of Russian futurism. By the end of his life, he was the publisher of deluxe limited edition books in Paris. The recent subject of major exhibitions in Moscow, his native Tbilisi, New York, and other venues, the work of Iliazd has been prized by bibliophiles and collectors for its exquisite book design and innovative typography. Iliazd collaborated with many major figures of modern art-Pablo Picasso, Sonia Delaunay, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Natalia Goncharova, and Mikhail Larionov, among others. His 1949 anthology, The Poetry of Unknown Words, was the first international anthology of experimental visual and sound poetry ever published. The list of contributors is a veritable "Who's Who" of avant-garde writing and visual art. And Iliazd's unique hands-on engagement with book production and design makes him the ideal case study for considering the book as a modern art form.
Iliazd is the first full-length biography of the poet-publisher, as well as the first comprehensive English-language study of his life and work. Johanna Drucker weaves two stories together: the history of Iliazd's work as a modern artist and poet, and the narrative of the author's encounter with his widow and other figures in the process of researching his biography. Drucker's reflection on what a biographical project entails addresses questions about the relationship between documentary evidence and narrative, between contemporary witnesses and retrospective accounts. Ultimately, Drucker asks how we should understand the connection between the life of an artist and their work.
Enriched with photographs from the Iliazd archive and a wealth of primary documents, the book is a vivid account of a unique contributor to modernism-and to the way we continue to reevaluate the history of twentieth-century culture. Accounts of Drucker's research during the mid-1980s in the personal archive of Madame Helene Zdanevich, the poet's widow, lend the narrative an incredible intimacy. Drucker recounts how, sitting in the studio that Iliazd occupied from the late 1930s until his death in 1975, she was drawn into the circle of scholars who had made him their focus and were doing foundational work on his significance. She also coped with the difference between the widow's view of the artist as a man she loved and Drucker's own perception of Iliazd's significance within a critical approach to history. Iliazd is at once a rich study of a significant figure and a thoughtful reflection on the way a biography creates an encounter with its always absent subject.
目次
Preface
Note on Spelling
1. Encountering Iliazd: The Biographical Project
2. 1894-1916: Childhood and Formative Years
3. 1916-1920: Futurist Poetics
4. 1920-1921: Transition: Tbilisi, Constantinople, Paris
5. 1921-1926: Paris
6. 1927-1946: Family, Fabric, and Fiction
7. 1947-1950: Lettrist Provocations and Poetry of Unknown Words (Poesie de Mots Inconnus)
8. 1951-1975: The Editions: Collaborations and Projects
9. 1971-1972: A Life in Reverse
10. A Place in History
Postscript: Recovering the Project
Appendix. A Note on Recent Scholarship about Iliazd
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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