The toys of the avant-garde

VVAA

ISBN: 978-84-937233-5-4

Year: 2010

Pages: 384

Illustrations: 308

Binding: in chrome cardboard

Size: 16.5 x 22 cm

Published by: Malaga, Picasso Museum Malaga

National Award for the best edited art book in 2010 .

The book "The Toys of the Avant-Garde" analyzes the close relationship between the artistic avant-garde of the 20th century and childhood, through more than 300 illustrations and essays by international experts such as Medea Hoch, Iva Knobloch, Luigi Cavadini, and Juan Bordes. It explores how children's expressive potential inspired new forms of creativity and was integrated into art, design, and education. The avant-garde movements not only sought to renew art but also to transform education and everyday life from childhood onward, through toys, books, furniture, and school environments. The book highlights the key role of the Bauhaus and the Italian Futurists, as well as the pedagogical efforts of the Soviet and other European movements. It also examines the personal relationship of artists such as Picasso, Calder, and Miró with the world of children, showing how art and play were intertwined in the construction of a new educational and cultural ideal.