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{{Short description|Russian artist and art critic}}
{{Short description|Russian artist and art critic}}
'''Boris Ignatievich Arvatov''' (Russian: Борис Игнатьевич Арватов; 3 June 1896, [[Vilkaviškis]] – 14 June 1940) was a Russian and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] artist and art critic. He was active in the [[constructivism (art)|constructivist]] movement.<ref name="Kiaer">{{cite journal|last1=Kiaer|first1=Christina|title=Boris Arvatov's Socialist Objects|journal=October|date=1997|volume=81|pages=105–118|jstor=779021}}</ref>
'''Boris Ignatievich Arvatov''' (Russian: Борис Игнатьевич Арватов; 3 June 1896, [[Vilkaviškis]] – 14 June 1940) was a Russian and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] artist and art critic. He was active in the [[constructivism (art)|constructivist]] movement.<ref name="Kiaer">{{cite journal|last1=Kiaer|first1=Christina|title=Boris Arvatov's Socialist Objects|journal=October|date=1997|volume=81|pages=105–118|doi=10.2307/779021 |jstor=779021}}</ref>


His father was a specialist in customs law. He had two brothers - Yuri Arvatov (1898–1937) and Vadim Arvatov.
His father was a specialist in customs law. He had two brothers - Yuri Arvatov (1898–1937) and Vadim Arvatov.
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Arvatov was involved with the [[Institute of Artistic Culture]] (INKhUK) when it was founded in 1920 and was an active theorist and ideologist of the [[Proletkult]]. Here he met fellow theorists [[Osip Brik]], [[Boris Kušner|Boris Kushner]] and [[Nikolai Tarabukin]] with whom he developed the [[productivist art|productivist]] approach to the role of the 'artist', which they wanted to be orientated towards a more industrial approach aimed at producing socially useful objects.<ref name="Kiaer"/>
Arvatov was involved with the [[Institute of Artistic Culture]] (INKhUK) when it was founded in 1920 and was an active theorist and ideologist of the [[Proletkult]]. Here he met fellow theorists [[Osip Brik]], [[Boris Kušner|Boris Kushner]] and [[Nikolai Tarabukin]] with whom he developed the [[productivist art|productivist]] approach to the role of the 'artist', which they wanted to be orientated towards a more industrial approach aimed at producing socially useful objects.<ref name="Kiaer"/>


He was one of the founders of [[LEF (journal)|LEF]].<ref name="Kiaer"/> In 1923, he was diagnosed with psychological disorders linked to his experiences at the front, and interned in a psychiatric clinic.<ref name=":1">{{Article|prénom1=Jeannine|nom1=Foumier|prénom2=Maria|nom2=Zalambani|titre=Boris Arvatov, théoricien du productivisme|périodique=Cahiers du Monde Russe|volume=40|numéro=3|date=1999|doi=10.3406/cmr.1999.1009|lire en ligne=https://www.persee.fr/doc/cmr_1252-6576_1999_num_40_3_1009|consulté le=2019-09-07|pages=415–446}}</ref> Nevertheless, Arvatov continued to publish assiduously throughout the 1920s, including Art and Production in 1926, his best-known work. His health deteriorated in the 1930s, and he committed suicide in 1940.<ref>{{Lien web|titre=10 utopian projects by Soviet avant-gardists|url=https://russkiymir.ru/en/publications/249304/|site=russkiymir.ru|consulté le=2019-09-07}}</ref>
He was one of the founders of [[LEF (journal)|LEF]].<ref name="Kiaer"/> In 1923, he was diagnosed with psychological disorders linked to his experiences at the front, and interned in a psychiatric clinic.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|first1=Jeannine|last1=Foumier|first2=Maria|last2=Zalambani|title=Boris Arvatov, théoricien du productivisme|periodical=Cahiers du Monde Russe|volume=40|number=3|date=1999|doi=10.3406/cmr.1999.1009|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/cmr_1252-6576_1999_num_40_3_1009|access-date=2019-09-07|pages=415–446}}</ref> Nevertheless, Arvatov continued to publish assiduously throughout the 1920s, including Art and Production in 1926, his best-known work. His health deteriorated in the 1930s, and he committed suicide in 1940.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-09-07|title=10 utopian projects by Soviet avant-gardists|url=https://russkiymir.ru/en/publications/249304/|website=russkiymir.ru}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>


==''Art and Production''==
==''Art and Production''==
''Art and Production'' ({{lang-ru|Искусство и производство}}) was published in Russian in 1926. An amended version translated into German as ''Kunst und Prodiktion'' was published in [[Munich]] in 1972. Spanish and Italian translations appeared in 1973. An English translation was published in 2017.<ref name="A&P">{{cite book|last1=Arvatov|first1=Boris|title=Art and Production|date=2017|publisher=Pluto Press|location=London|isbn=9780745337364}}</ref>
''Art and Production'' ({{langx|ru|Искусство и производство}}) was published in Russian in 1926. An amended version translated into German as ''Kunst und Prodiktion'' was published in [[Munich]] in 1972. Spanish and Italian translations appeared in 1973. An English translation was published in 2017.<ref name="A&P">{{cite book|last1=Arvatov|first1=Boris|title=Art and Production|date=2017|publisher=Pluto Press|location=London|isbn=9780745337364}}</ref>


In 1940 he committed suicide after spending ten years in a psychiatric sanatorium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boris Arvatov's Art & Production |url=https://brooklynrail.org/2017/12/art_books/Boris-ArvatovsArt-Production |website=The Brooklyn Rail |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=13 December 2017}}</ref>
In 1940 he committed suicide after spending ten years in a psychiatric sanatorium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boris Arvatov's Art & Production |url=https://brooklynrail.org/2017/12/art_books/Boris-ArvatovsArt-Production |website=The Brooklyn Rail |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=13 December 2017}}</ref>

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Boris Ignatievich Arvatov (Russian: Борис Игнатьевич Арватов; 3 June 1896, Vilkaviškis – 14 June 1940) was a Russian and Soviet artist and art critic. He was active in the constructivist movement.[1]

His father was a specialist in customs law. He had two brothers - Yuri Arvatov (1898–1937) and Vadim Arvatov.

Arvatov was involved with the Institute of Artistic Culture (INKhUK) when it was founded in 1920 and was an active theorist and ideologist of the Proletkult. Here he met fellow theorists Osip Brik, Boris Kushner and Nikolai Tarabukin with whom he developed the productivist approach to the role of the 'artist', which they wanted to be orientated towards a more industrial approach aimed at producing socially useful objects.[1]

He was one of the founders of LEF.[1] In 1923, he was diagnosed with psychological disorders linked to his experiences at the front, and interned in a psychiatric clinic.[2] Nevertheless, Arvatov continued to publish assiduously throughout the 1920s, including Art and Production in 1926, his best-known work. His health deteriorated in the 1930s, and he committed suicide in 1940.[3]

Art and Production

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Art and Production (Russian: Искусство и производство) was published in Russian in 1926. An amended version translated into German as Kunst und Prodiktion was published in Munich in 1972. Spanish and Italian translations appeared in 1973. An English translation was published in 2017.[4]

In 1940 he committed suicide after spending ten years in a psychiatric sanatorium.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kiaer, Christina (1997). "Boris Arvatov's Socialist Objects". October. 81: 105–118. doi:10.2307/779021. JSTOR 779021.
  2. ^ Foumier, Jeannine; Zalambani, Maria (1999). "Boris Arvatov, théoricien du productivisme". Cahiers du Monde Russe. 40 (3): 415–446. doi:10.3406/cmr.1999.1009. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  3. ^ "10 utopian projects by Soviet avant-gardists". russkiymir.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  4. ^ Arvatov, Boris (2017). Art and Production. London: Pluto Press. ISBN 9780745337364.
  5. ^ "Boris Arvatov's Art & Production". The Brooklyn Rail. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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