Issue 2 of Art East Central is now out

The second issue of the open access journal Art East Central is now out! It features a discussion on globalizing early modern central and eastern European art between Robyn Radway, Tomasz Grusiecki, Robert Born, Suzanna Ivanič, Ruth Sargent Noyes and Olenka Pevny, followed by an essay on the Romanian architect Ion Mincu (1852–1912) by Cosmin Minea. The issue also contains English translations of primary sources from interwar central Europe: four essays on modern architecture by the Hungarian architect and critic Virgil Bierbauer, translated by Barbara Dudás and introduced by Matthew Rampley and Nóra Veszprémi, and a collection of essays on women’s art by Austrian authors Hans Ankwicz-Kleehoven, Wolfgang Born and Liane Zimbler, translated by Acer Lewis and introduced by Christian Drobe. Finally, the issue features seven reviews of books on Ewa Partum’s artistic practice, Czech art history writing, German artistic heritage in Estonia, Red Army monuments in Poland, networks of modernity in central Europe, the east European Neo-avantgarde, and an exhibition of French books in Budapest in 1957.

Read the new issue here: arteastcentral.eu

Issue 1 of the new journal Art East Central is now out!

We are proud to launch Art East Central as a journal that will act as a forum for scholarly articles and discussion on the art, architecture and design of East Central Europe since 1800. It will be the only such journal in English, and its aim is to disseminate knowledge and stimulate debate about the art and culture of a large geographical region that, for many, remains terra incognita.

Art East Central is an English-language, open access, peer-reviewed journal that will also include book and exhibition reviews, reports and occasional discussion forums.  The international editorial board and a rigorous, double-blind peer review process ensure the high quality and originality of the published texts.

The first issue is now available at arteastcentral.eu. It includes articles on Károly Kós, Lajos Kozma, and Neo-Baroque design in interwar Hungary; the visual intermodernism of Karel Čapek’s Letters from England; the idea of the garden city and its migration to the Czech lands; Lajos Vajda and the Russian idea of universalism; as well as reviews of books on art history writing in Greece; the Department of Art History at Charles University in Prague; women and the Wiener Werkstätte; and abstraction in Hungary.

Art East Central welcomes articles and reviews to be considered for future issues at journal@arteastcentral.eu.  We are particularly interested in contributions that adopt a transnational approach, examining practices, ideas and traditions that cross the political, linguistic, ethnic, and cultural boundaries of the region. Interdisciplinary approaches, as well as reflection on the particular challenges this region raises for relevant academic practices, are also encouraged. Submissions from graduate students are welcome.

Announcing a new journal: Art East/Central

We have exciting news!

Art East/Central is our new English-language, open access and peer-reviewed journal that will publish original articles on architecture, design and the visual arts in central and east-central Europe from 1800 to the present day. The journal will also include book and exhibition reviews, reports and occasional discussion forums.  The international editorial board and a rigorous, double-blind peer review process will ensure high quality and originality of the published texts.

We welcome your submissions to be considered for future issues at journal@arteastcentral.eu.  We are particularly interested in contributions that adopt a transnational approach, examining practices, ideas and traditions that cross the political, linguistic, ethnic, and cultural boundaries of the region. Interdisciplinary approaches, as well as reflection on the particular challenges this region raises for relevant academic practices, are also encouraged. Submissions from graduate students are welcome.

Watch this space for the first issue to be published in early 2021.

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