Modernity History and Politics in Czech Art

<p>This book traces the influence of the changing political environment on Czech art criticism history and theory between 1895 and 1939 looking beyond the avant-garde to the peripheries of modern art. The period is marked by radical political changes the formation of national and regional identities and the rise of modernism in Central Europe – specifically the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the creation of the new democratic state of Czechoslovakia. Marta Filipová studies the way in which narratives of modern art were formed in a constant negotiation and dialogue between an effort to be international and a desire to remain authentically local.</p>