However, the opposite is the case: The Soviet Union is no more but its art is very much alive. The year 2014 could be considered the year of socialist realism. Early in the year, Sotheby's auction ...

It’s not so odd to make a comparison between Donald Trump and Joseph Stalin when it comes to the cultural realm.

His social realism style was well suited to the difficult subjects, including racism and other forms of oppression, he took on in his art.

Titled So Real, a contraction of both social realism and Socialist Realism ... and radical thinking about art in the world today. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn ...

A new show of North Korean Socialist Realism paintings at American University ... “I was fascinated by the art,” says artist and curator BG Muhn. “I thought, wow, this is something I never ...

This technique, more conspicuous in Liu’s paintings than her illustration-derived work, was termed “weeping realism” by Liu and her spouse, art critic Jeff Kelley. One of the largest pieces ...

The phrase "socialist realism" is the first piece of baggage ... there is at least a philosophical connection to the public art created in the United States by the Works Prog­ress Administration ...