Part of the Show Machinery (Teil der Schaumaschinerie)
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Object Label
This lithograph is one of ten scenery and costume designs by El Lissitzky for a puppet version of the 1913 Russian Futurist opera Victory over the Sun, a tale of the clash between technological progress and social order set in a utopian universe. In his interpretation of the opera, Lissitzky emphasized its power imbalances through severely abstracted sets and costumes. His new generation’s politicized avant-garde style, Constructivism, enlisted abstract art as a catalyst not just for spiritual experience but also for social change.
Caption
El Lissitzky Russian, 1890–1941. Part of the Show Machinery (Teil der Schaumaschinerie), 1923. Lithograph on heavy wove paper, 17 15/16 x 14 in. (45.5 x 35.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 50.191.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.191.1_transpc002.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Part of the Show Machinery (Teil der Schaumaschinerie)
Date
1923
Medium
Lithograph on heavy wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
17 15/16 x 14 in. (45.5 x 35.5 cm)
Signatures
Signed, "El Lissitzky," lower right or lower left of composition in pencil. Each print signed.
Credit Line
By exchange
Accession Number
50.191.1
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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