Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” Category

This paper examines Mykhail Semenko’s Futurist manifestos that developed an opposition between “national” and “international” art, and specifically called “national” art provincial and retrograde. In promoting the international European avant-garde, Semenko’s essays demonstrate how consistently he c...

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Main Author: Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy 2017-11-01
Series:Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal
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Online Access:http://kmhj.ukma.edu.ua/article/view/106710/101745
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description This paper examines Mykhail Semenko’s Futurist manifestos that developed an opposition between “national” and “international” art, and specifically called “national” art provincial and retrograde. In promoting the international European avant-garde, Semenko’s essays demonstrate how consistently he championed a contemporary and modern Ukrainian culture in the face of home-grown conservatism.
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spelling doaj.art-da84751988ed4a99aff9b2f56ae1c25f2022-12-22T00:30:19ZengNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla AcademyKyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal2313-48952017-11-014455210.18523/kmhj106710.2017-4.45-52Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” CategoryOleh S. Ilnytzkyj0Professor Emeritus, University of AlbertaThis paper examines Mykhail Semenko’s Futurist manifestos that developed an opposition between “national” and “international” art, and specifically called “national” art provincial and retrograde. In promoting the international European avant-garde, Semenko’s essays demonstrate how consistently he championed a contemporary and modern Ukrainian culture in the face of home-grown conservatism.http://kmhj.ukma.edu.ua/article/view/106710/101745mykhail semenkoukrainian futurismcultural revolutionavant-gardeukrainefuturefuturismart
spellingShingle Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj
Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” Category
Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal
mykhail semenko
ukrainian futurism
cultural revolution
avant-garde
ukraine
future
futurism
art
title Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” Category
title_full Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” Category
title_fullStr Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” Category
title_full_unstemmed Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” Category
title_short Cultural Revolution: Mykhail Semenko, Ukrainian Futurism and the “National” Category
title_sort cultural revolution mykhail semenko ukrainian futurism and the national category
topic mykhail semenko
ukrainian futurism
cultural revolution
avant-garde
ukraine
future
futurism
art
url http://kmhj.ukma.edu.ua/article/view/106710/101745
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