Group show
The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s
25 Feb 2022 — 21 Aug 2022 at Poster House
· New York City
This exhibition at Poster House brings together a remarkable selection of Soviet film posters from the 1920s, a decade in which avant-garde artists transformed the humble promotional poster into a vehicle for utopian vision and political energy.
Working in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, designers embraced dynamic compositions, bold typography, and striking geometric forms to capture the spirit of a society reimagining itself from the ground up. The result was a body of work that remains among the most visually arresting graphic art of the twentieth century.
The show offers visitors a rare opportunity to examine these works up close, exploring the intersection of art, propaganda, and cinema in one of history's most turbulent and creative periods.
Working in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, designers embraced dynamic compositions, bold typography, and striking geometric forms to capture the spirit of a society reimagining itself from the ground up. The result was a body of work that remains among the most visually arresting graphic art of the twentieth century.
The show offers visitors a rare opportunity to examine these works up close, exploring the intersection of art, propaganda, and cinema in one of history's most turbulent and creative periods.
About the venue
Poster House
· New York City
Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters. Located in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, on 23rd Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, the museum opened to the public on June 20, 2019.
