Vhutemas : Moscou 1920-1930

Created in 1920 in the wake of the October Revolution, the Vhutemas - Higher Workshops of Art and Technique - were composed of eight faculties: three called fine arts (painting, sculpture and architecture) and five called industrial or production (woodworking, metalworking, textiles, ceramics and graphic arts). The struggle between the advocates of easel art and the supporters of production art for the general public fuelled a broad theoretical debate that continued throughout these years of intense creative activity.

Often cited by historians of the Modern Movement and rightly compared to the German Bauhaus, the history of the Vhutemas remains poorly known. The teaching that took place there and the vitality of the artistic heritage bequeathed by the Vhutemas make it one of the jewels in the history of world art. This comprehensive book traces the history of these workshops.