Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Catalogue of the Soviet Pavilion at the International Press Exhibition, Cologne ("Pressa") [Union der Sozialistischen Sowjet-Republiken: Katalog des Sowjet-Pavillons auf der Internationalen Presse-Ausstellung, Köln ("Pressa")
INV-1991avant-gardebook
Date
1928
Medium
Letterpress with gravure centerfold insert
Dimensions
21 × 15.2 cm (8 5/16 × 6 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Maurice D. Galleher Endowment
This striking exhibition catalogue is a compendium of El Lissitzky’s designs for the Soviet Union’s pavilion at the 1928 International Press Exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The exhibition, also known as Pressa, featured roughly 1,500 exhibitors and showcased the journalistic culture of 43 participating countries. Lissitzky’s catalogue documented the installations and design of the pavilion through the use of photomontage. The highlight of the catalogue is a seven-and-a-half-foot-long centerfold reproducing the pavilion’s photo frieze, which Lissitzky designed to run along the entire interior perimeter. Katalog des Sowjet-pavillons serves as an excellent example of Soviet constructivist book design, masterfully combining bold typography and powerful imagery.
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