Space, rhythm and construction are the central principles in Naum Gabo’s theoretical writing on sculpture. The Realistic Manifesto, written with Antoine Pevsner, rejects traditional emphasis on mass and decorative surface in favour of rhythm, space and construction, setting out principles that shaped Russian and international Constructivist practice. Later collections of Gabo’s essays, statements and correspondence expand on sculpture, architecture, materials and the social possibilities of abstract art. His prose is theoretical and programmatic rather than autobiographical, and it makes most sense beside photographs of transparent, linear and kinetic-looking sculptures. Gabo fits Constructivism, modern sculpture, Russian avant-garde writing and artists’ manifestos, particularly for readers tracing abstraction beyond painting. Read more Less
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