Commerce and Art: Living in the Anti-Material World
Commerce and Art: Living in the Anti-Material World
Author(s): Andy MarkowitzSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: David Hlynsky; culture; photographer; communist world; urban landscape; Central and Eastern Europe; 1986; immigrant; Poland; Cold War; Art; society; shop windows; business; advertising; freedom of expression; enterprise; brand; label; propaganda;
Summary/Abstract: A remarkable array of photos documents Eastern bloc commercial culture just before it gave way to Western consumerism. A TOL special report. Click here to see an audio slide show of David Hlynsky’s images of communist-era shop windows. For more of our special coverage of the fall of the Iron Curtain, see our 20 Years After website http://20Years.tol.org.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 10/27
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
