New East Digital Archive

Avant-garde Art

Tadeusz Kantor: the Polish art and theatre pioneer who resurrected the dead and brought objects to life

Tadeusz Kantor: the Polish art and theatre pioneer who resurrected the dead and brought objects to life

When a Romanian pop sensation was appointed ambassador for legendary sculptor Brâncuși, scandal ensued

When a Romanian pop sensation was appointed ambassador for legendary sculptor Brâncuși, scandal ensued

The glorious optimist: Hungarian neo-avantgarde artist Dóra Maurer arrives at London’s Tate Modern

The glorious optimist: Hungarian neo-avantgarde artist Dóra Maurer arrives at London’s Tate Modern

Uncertain future for Uzbekistan’s avant-garde gallery as key backer reported ready to disband

Uncertain future for Uzbekistan’s avant-garde gallery as key backer reported ready to disband

This online database is revealing the work of eastern Europe's forgotten avant-garde artists

This online database is revealing the work of eastern Europe’s forgotten avant-garde artists

Supremus: wear avant-garde masterpieces on your feet

Supremus: wear avant-garde masterpieces on your feet

Tak: Polish feminist avant-garde artist Natalia LL at Photo London

Tak: Polish feminist avant-garde artist Natalia LL at Photo London

Action works: discover Hungarian neo-avant-garde artist Tibor Hajas in London

Action works: discover Hungarian neo-avant-garde artist Tibor Hajas in London

Postponed futures: GRAD offers an alternative look at the Ukrainian avant-garde

Postponed futures: GRAD offers an alternative look at the Ukrainian avant-garde

Exquisite corpse: remembering the underground filmmaker who brought zombies to the USSR

Exquisite corpse: remembering the underground filmmaker who brought zombies to the USSR

Danila Tkachenko

Danila Tkachenko

Discover Polish avant-garde illustrator and designer Franciszka Themerson in London

Discover Polish avant-garde illustrator and designer Franciszka Themerson in London

Radical avant-garde art from central and east Europe gets rebirth at London gallery

Radical avant-garde art from central and east Europe gets rebirth at London gallery

Born today: celebrate the work of Hungarian Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy

Born today: celebrate the work of Hungarian Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy

Russian city gets avant-garde pedestrian crossings

Russian city gets avant-garde pedestrian crossings

Russia tomorrow: why the future is bright, compassionate and prosthetically enhanced

Russia tomorrow: why the future is bright, compassionate and prosthetically enhanced

Party pieces: admiring Kiev's utopian socialist mosaics, before they disappear

Party pieces: admiring Kiev’s utopian socialist mosaics, before they disappear

Radical geometry: artists’ reflections on Kazimir Malevich

Radical geometry: artists’ reflections on Kazimir Malevich