Landscape with a Pioneers Camp, 1973
2002
A meticulously rendered Soviet landscape depicts an idyllic pioneers camp nestled within a serene natural setting, rendered in a style that evokes the official aesthetic of Socialist Realist painting. Kabakov subtly undermines the propagandistic imagery of wholesome communist youth culture through his detached, almost clinical treatment of the scene. The artist's handmade frame further positions the work as a found or institutional object, blurring the boundary between official Soviet visual culture and conceptual artistic critique.
- Medium
- oil on canvas, in artist's frame
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
May 10, 2018
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