Cultural Diplomacy and Informal Artistic Relations in East Central Europe in the 20th Century

This Special Issue brings together a diverse group of scholars to engage in critical dialogue on the history and socio-political foundations of international traveling art exhibitions and cultural exchange. Challenging the perception of exhibitions as neutral platforms, it demonstrates how they are...

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description This Special Issue brings together a diverse group of scholars to engage in critical dialogue on the history and socio-political foundations of international traveling art exhibitions and cultural exchange. Challenging the perception of exhibitions as neutral platforms, it demonstrates how they are deeply embedded within political, economic, and ideological frameworks.In recent decades, curatorial practices have garnered significant academic attention, revealing the mechanisms behind the staging, circulation, and reception of art. However, despite these developments, the exhibition policies and cultural diplomacy strategies in East Central Europe—spanning from the interwar period to the political transformations of 1989–1991—remain underexplored. This Special Issue seeks to address that gap by investigating the region’s role in shaping international cultural exchange.Covering a wide geographical and historical range—from bilateral agreements between governmental agencies in the 1930s to Cold War-era cultural diplomacy and unofficial transregional artistic networks—the featured case studies examine East Central European connections with the United States, the USSR, Argentina, and China. Collectively, they expand the scope of exhibition history and provide deeper insight into how exhibitions mediate national identities, memory politics, and global cultural narratives.
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spellingShingle East-Central Europe
20th-century cultural diplomacy
artistic networking
traveling art exhibitions
Polish artists in Paris
art and Khrushchev Thaw
modern art
abstract painting
soft power
Tadeusz Kantor
the Periférico de Objetos
socially engaged theatre
theatre in Argentina
theatre in Poland
post-dictatorship theatre
art diplomacy
Sweden
Soviet Union
1930s
industry of hospitality
the Great Terror
international art exhibition
cultural diplomacy
Lithuania
nationalism
identity
representation
modernism
art exhibition
Trianon
Horthy
MoMA
International Program
Andy Warhol
Eastern Europe
Cold War
pop art
post-war Austria
exhibition strategy
traditionalism
new classicism
neorealism
Hans Tietze
moderate modernism
aesthetic moderation
socio-psychological analysis
Austrianness
Finland
interwar diplomacy
exhibitions in the Soviet Union
Xu Beihong
Chinese painting exhibition
exhibition histories
East Central Europe
socialist modernization
folklore
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thema EDItEUR::A The Arts
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms::AFC Paintings and painting
Cultural Diplomacy and Informal Artistic Relations in East Central Europe in the 20th Century
title Cultural Diplomacy and Informal Artistic Relations in East Central Europe in the 20th Century
title_full Cultural Diplomacy and Informal Artistic Relations in East Central Europe in the 20th Century
title_fullStr Cultural Diplomacy and Informal Artistic Relations in East Central Europe in the 20th Century
title_full_unstemmed Cultural Diplomacy and Informal Artistic Relations in East Central Europe in the 20th Century
title_short Cultural Diplomacy and Informal Artistic Relations in East Central Europe in the 20th Century
title_sort cultural diplomacy and informal artistic relations in east central europe in the 20th century
topic East-Central Europe
20th-century cultural diplomacy
artistic networking
traveling art exhibitions
Polish artists in Paris
art and Khrushchev Thaw
modern art
abstract painting
soft power
Tadeusz Kantor
the Periférico de Objetos
socially engaged theatre
theatre in Argentina
theatre in Poland
post-dictatorship theatre
art diplomacy
Sweden
Soviet Union
1930s
industry of hospitality
the Great Terror
international art exhibition
cultural diplomacy
Lithuania
nationalism
identity
representation
modernism
art exhibition
Trianon
Horthy
MoMA
International Program
Andy Warhol
Eastern Europe
Cold War
pop art
post-war Austria
exhibition strategy
traditionalism
new classicism
neorealism
Hans Tietze
moderate modernism
aesthetic moderation
socio-psychological analysis
Austrianness
Finland
interwar diplomacy
exhibitions in the Soviet Union
Xu Beihong
Chinese painting exhibition
exhibition histories
East Central Europe
socialist modernization
folklore
n/a
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms::AFC Paintings and painting
topic_facet East-Central Europe
20th-century cultural diplomacy
artistic networking
traveling art exhibitions
Polish artists in Paris
art and Khrushchev Thaw
modern art
abstract painting
soft power
Tadeusz Kantor
the Periférico de Objetos
socially engaged theatre
theatre in Argentina
theatre in Poland
post-dictatorship theatre
art diplomacy
Sweden
Soviet Union
1930s
industry of hospitality
the Great Terror
international art exhibition
cultural diplomacy
Lithuania
nationalism
identity
representation
modernism
art exhibition
Trianon
Horthy
MoMA
International Program
Andy Warhol
Eastern Europe
Cold War
pop art
post-war Austria
exhibition strategy
traditionalism
new classicism
neorealism
Hans Tietze
moderate modernism
aesthetic moderation
socio-psychological analysis
Austrianness
Finland
interwar diplomacy
exhibitions in the Soviet Union
Xu Beihong
Chinese painting exhibition
exhibition histories
East Central Europe
socialist modernization
folklore
n/a
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms::AFC Paintings and painting
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