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Book SynopsisA captivating portrait of futurist artist Iliazd infused with the reflections of his accidental biographer on the stickiness of the genre. The poet Ilia Zdanevich, known in his professional life as Iliazd, began his career in the pre-Revolutionary artistic circles of Russian futurism. By the end of his life, he was the publisher of deluxe limited edition books in Paris. The recent subject of major exhibitions in Moscow, his native Tbilisi, New York, and other venues, the work of Iliazd has been prized by bibliophiles and collectors for its exquisite book design and innovative typography. Iliazd collaborated with many major figures of modern artPablo Picasso, Sonia Delaunay, Max Ernst, Joán Miro, Natalia Goncharova, and Mikhail Larionov, among others. His 1949 anthology, The Poetry of Unknown Words, was the first international anthology of experimental visual and sound poetry ever published. The list of contributors is a veritable Who's Who of avant-garde writing and visual art. And I
Table of ContentsPreface
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1. Encountering Iliazd: The Biographical Project
2. 1894–1916: Childhood and Formative Years
3. 1916–1920: Futurist Poetics
4. 1920–1921: Transition: Tbilisi, Constantinople, Paris
5. 1921–1926: Paris
6. 1927-1946: Family, Fabric, and Fiction
7. 1947-1950: Lettrist Provocations and Poetry of Unknown Words (Poésie de Mots Inconnus)
8. 1951-1975: The Editions: Collaborations and Projects
9. 1971–1972: A Life in Reverse
10. A Place in History
Postscript: Recovering the Project
Appendix. A Note on Recent Scholarship about Iliazd
Notes
Bibliography
Index
