Avantgarde Suomessa

• Format: eBook
• Language: Finnish
• Published: Helsinki 2021
• Series: Tietolipas
• Subjects: History of art / art & design styles; Literary studies: general; Philosophy: aesthetics; Social & cultural history; The arts; Theatre: individual actors & directors; architechture; arts; Avant-garde; fashion; literature; modernism
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (452 p.)
• ISBN: 9789518582802; 9789518583861; 9789518583878; tl.267
• Access: Open Access

Avant-garde in Finland is the first book to provide an overarching introduction to avant-garde art by Finnish artists. The articles in the book discuss the application and development of the cultural ideas of the avant-garde in Finnish art from the early 20th century till the present day. The book focusses on the social, political, and artistic characteristics of avant-garde art and their manifestation in Finnish avant-garde literature, visual arts, architecture, fashion, and music. The book shows the remarkable role of women artists in the development of the Finnish avant-garde. Many artists and groups are presented in the book for the first time. At the same time, the articles highlight connections between well-known Finnish artists and international avant-garde movements that have not been recognized in earlier research. A key theme of the book is the tension between the internationality of avant-garde and the nationalist elements of Finnish culture. The book is peer-reviewed, and its authors are eminent senior scholars and younger researchers.