{"product_id":"art-and-revolution-ernst-neizvestny-and-the-role-of-the-artist-john-berger","title":"Art and Revolution: Ernst Neizvestny and the Role of the Artist – John Berger","description":"\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--15135263850557__product\" class=\"shopify-section main-product-section a-bg-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"l-container l-container--wide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-product-detail__end\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wrenching portrait of the Russian sculptor and a tribute to the potential of political art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Berger explores the life and work of Ernst Neizvestny, who, after clashing with Khrushchev, was excluded from the ranks of officially approved Soviet artists. Abandoned to obscurity, Neizvestny laboured to realize a monumental and very public vision of art. Exiled to the United States, he finally found recognition, returning to his homeland with the fall of the Berlin Wall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerger’s account illuminates the very meaning of revolutionary art. In his struggle against official orthodoxy – which brought him into face-to-face conflict with Khrushchev himself – Neizvestny was fight-ing not for a merely personal or aesthetic vision, but for recognition of the social role of art. His sculptures earn a place in the world by reflecting the courage of a whole people, commemorating, in an age of mass suffering, the resistance and endurance of millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"c-product-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-product-reviews__all-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"c-product-reviews__reviews-group\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"c-product-reviews__review-block\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-product-reviews__quote\"\u003eOne of the most influential intellectuals of our time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"c-product-reviews__source\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"c-product-reviews__review-block\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-product-reviews__quote\"\u003eAny book by John Berger is an event . . . admirers will recognise the characteristic blend of sympathy and lucidity, directness of address, human warmth, and cosmopolitan example\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"c-product-reviews__source\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-reviews__author\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003ePaperback \/ \u003cspan\u003e192 pages \/ September 2025 \/ 9781804298596\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--15135263850557__product-recommendations\" class=\"shopify-section a-bg-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"l-container l-container--wide\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--small c-section-title--default\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42444189204565,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/7554\/5141\/files\/getimage_6bd66589-e044-4f51-9061-ee4cc58fb372.png?v=1777576966","url":"https:\/\/shop.workingclasshistory.com\/products\/art-and-revolution-ernst-neizvestny-and-the-role-of-the-artist-john-berger","provider":"Working Class History | Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}