Kosmoseteema käsitlusi Nõukogude Eesti graafikas
Approaches to the Subject of Outer Space in Soviet Estonian Graphic Art

Summary/Abstract: This paper stemmed from the exhibition held in the Cabinet of Prints and Drawings in the Kumu Art Museum, and aims to provide a context and conceptual basis to study works completed during 1957–1991 (from the launch of the first artificial satellite until Estonia regained its independence). The Space Age is one of the most significant phenomena of the 20th century, and found notable expression in culture and everyday life, both in the Western world and in the Soviet Union. However, the subject of outer space in Soviet Estonian art is connected with other problems: Estonia's forced inclusion in the USSR, the possibilities for contributions and critiques in such a situation, strategies of resistance etc.

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