What the Hell is a Fluxus?
What the hell is a Fluxus? Well, for starters, its just...
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The Soviet Distortion/Manipulation of Time as Propaganda
Once the Bolsheviks claimed power following the October Revolution of 1917,...
Why is a “Happening” Art?
Many of you may ask, what is this and why in...
Alcoholic Discourse in the Russian/Soviet Historical Narrative
One of the most prevalent stereotypes of the Russian people is...
Lenin, Charismatic Leadership, and the Creation of the Soviet Cult of Personality
The above image is the sarcophagus of Vladimir Lenin, a primary...
The Religious Context of Jackson Pollock’s Action Painting
Although Action Painting is supposed to be removed from being “read,”...
Rosenberg vs. Greenberg: The Case of Jackson Pollock
This is Jackson Pollock’s One: Number 31 (1950), which is on display...
Gorbachev and Glasnost in Art
In light of the Reagan conference, I am again brought back...
The Russian Cultural Conundrum
These two images are artistic representations of Soviet sots-art and Russian...
Oleg Kulik as the Dog
This is Oleg Kulik as the dog, an artistic role...