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41 Degrees Art Press is a publishing
house founded by Dr. Jane A. Sharp (a U.S. citizen) in Amsterdam, in
consultation with an advisory board based in New York City and Amsterdam.
The
goal of the Press is to produce books, from conception through to printing, in
several subgenres of art book publishing, and to market these books in both the
USA and Europe. Some editors and artists involved in individual projects live
and work in the US, others, particularly in the area of design and production
live in the Netherlands.
The name 41 Degrees Art Press refers to a tradition of avant-garde book-making
in Tbilisi Georgia and Paris, France. The books produced by this imprint are
well known among art historians and publishers, major artists and writers
participated in the publications.
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In
1946, when the nineteen-year-old artist was still pursuing a degree at the
Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts, a false accusation of terrorist
activity was leveled against him; it completely changed his life.
Like millions of other innocent Soviet citizens, Sveshnikov was incarcerated,
denied a fair trial and sent to one of Gulag labor camps where he remained until
1954.
During the final years of his imprisonment, Sveshnikov was transferred from
Ukhtizhmlag (Komi Autonomous Republic) to the Vetlosian camp, where he served as
an indoor night watchman in a carpentry workshop.
The nature of this position gave the artist an opportunity to produce a number
of drawings in pencil and ink on paper that today comprise an important part of
the Dodge.
Following his incarceration, Sveshnikov continued to work in his peculiar style
of fantastic realism.
Despite the fact that Sveshnikov is considered a powerful exponent of Russian
nonconformist art, the artist never perceived himself as a dissident. On the
contrary, Sveshnikov’s production is highly personal and apolitical. As the
artist once stated: “what I painted at home I did for myself… All of my works
are dedicated to the grave.”
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