Peter Foges

On July 7, 1988, Sotheby&apos;s conducted a historic art auction in Moscow at which 100 paintings by once clandestine artists sold for over $3 million. Tha latest manifestation of &quot;glasnost&quot; reverberated throughout the Moscow art world...

Barbara Herbich

USSR Art

On July 7, 1988, Sotheby's conducted a historic art auction in Moscow at which 100 paintings by once clandestine artists sold for over $3 million. Tha latest manifestation of "glasnost" reverberated throughout the Moscow art world, bringing unforeseen opportunities and problems for a generation of previously unacknowledged "unofficial" artists. USSR ART (USSaRt) plunges into the middle of this economic and aesthetic maelstrom, presenting a fascinating overview of Soviet art and artists in transition, and of a society struggling with its first flirtations with commercialism. Featuring interviews with many of these leading artists(who suddenly have become celebrities) as well as a large representative sampling of their works, USSR ART (USSaRt) provides an invaluable window on the most rapidly developing movement in the international art world.

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