Naum Gabo as a Soviet à‰migré in Berlin
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Lodder, Christina
Date published
2010
Abstract
Naum Gabo’s arrival in Berlin in 1922, which initiated his lifetime emigration from the Soviet Union, has been interpreted as an explicitly anti-Soviet act. This view has led them to condemn his subsequent creative activities as right-wing and non-progressive. This essay contests such opinions, emphasising Gabo’s connections with the October Revolution, arguing that he did not initially intend to stay in the West, and examining the nature of his émigré activities in this light.
Journal title
Tate Papers
Issue
14
Publisher
Tate
Place of publication
UK
ISSN
1753-9854
Rights statement
In Copyright