Moderne – Sport – Politik. Künstlerische Praktiken rund um die IX. Olympiade in Amsterdam und die Spartakiaden 1928. Rezension einer Monografie von Przemysław Strożek

• Authors: Helena Postawka-Lech

Title variants

EN

Review of Przemysław Strożek ’s book "Modernizm – sport – polityka. Praktyki artystyczne wokół igrzysk IX Olimpiady w Amsterdamie i Spartakiad 1928 roku"

Abstracts

EN

The book outlines the artistic events accompanying the large sports events in 1928: the 9th Olympic Games in Amsterdam and the 1st Summer Spartakiad in Moskow and 2nd Summer Spartakiad planned in Prague, which, however, was cancelled. The organization, character, and cultural influence of these events are outlined, while selected works of art connected to these events are analysed in meticulous detail. The author points out the general differences between the Olympic Games and the Spartakiads both in the approach to sports events, and the accompanying artistic events. The Olympic Games stressed the individualistic approach to art and creative work, and encouraged international competition. The Spartakiads were aiming at collective approach to both art and sports, which were seen not as competition between nations, but a collective effort of the Proletariat.

Keywords

EN

modernism; sport; politics; visual propaganda; avant-garde

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Historie. Jahrbuch des Zentrums für Historische Forschung Berlin der Polnischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 179-186

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Helena Postawka-Lech

Identifiers

DOI

10.24425/historie.2020.133257

Biblioteka Nauki

56076742