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Revolutionary subjectivity

Popova

Dani Thomas reviews Rodchenko and Popova: defining constructivism, at Tate Modern until May 17 Standing in front of one of Liubov Popova’s astonishing works in her 1918 ‘Painterly architectonics’ series, you get the impression that you are witnessing before your eyes the formation of a brand new aesthetic. The smashed shards of the old order are ...

No to great power intrigue

South Ossetia is a pawn, writes James Turley The conflict between the Russian Federation and the former Soviet republic of Georgia is a reflection of growing divisions in the imperialist order. On August 6 renewed skirmishes took place between Georgian government forces and those of the breakaway province of ...