Golem Soveticus: Prigov as Brecht and Warhol in One Persona Stephen Watts Edited and co-ordinated by Sarah

Edited and co-ordinated by Sarah Lowndes

In increasingly desperate attempts to defend his masculinity

telling tuneful tales of political reform

I am so happy to hear that Henry is playing again

He records how he was told – beyond his memory – how family members “steamed” his eyes to destroy something embarrassing to a colonial

Golem Soveticus: Prigov as Brecht and Warhol in One Persona Stephen Watts Edited and co-ordinated by SarahGolem Soveticus: Prigov as Brecht and Warhol in One Persona places Dmitri Alexandrovich Prigov, one of the most significant poets and artists of the late Soviet underground, into transnational historical context. Aleksandr Skidan, an award winning Russian critic and poet, describes Prigovs mass production of poetry and approach to ideology critique as elements of the global transformation of art practices in the late twentieth century.