VESHCH = Gegestand = Objet (Object)

Architecture and Design

1922

El Lissitzky
Russian, 1890–1941

In 1922 designer El Lissitzky and writer Ilya Ehrenburg founded an international design magazine featuring articles in Russian, German, and French. The goal of the journal was to publicize their recent experiences with Constructivism and disseminate their ideas about the role of art in revolutionary society. The articles highlight the important dialogue occurring between designers in the Soviet Union and Western Europe at this time, including those working out of institutions such as the Bauhaus.

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Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: El Lissitzky
Title: VESHCH = Gegestand = Objet (Object)
Place: Russia (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1922
Medium: Periodicals
Inscriptions: #608. An international art journal. Edited by El Lissitzky and Il’ia Erenberg. Decorated wrappers designed by El Lissizky. With contributions by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Sergei Essenin, Boris Pasternak, Le Corbusier, Nikolai Punin, and others.
Dimensions: 31 × 23.2 × 0.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 1/8 × 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund
Reference Number: 2009.507

The Art Institute of Chicago, “Past Forward: Architecture and Design Collection at the Art Institute,” September 12, 2017–November 4, 2018.
The Art Institute of Chicago, “Sharing Space: Creative Intersections in Architecture and Design,” April 6–August 18, 2013.

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