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DESCRIPTION:Decorative Art of the USSR (Декоративное искусство СССР) was an
  influential monthly magazine dedicated to art\, design\, and material cul
 ture that was published in Moscow from 1957 to 1991. The premier publicati
 on of the Union of Artists of the USSR\, it functioned as a platform for i
 ndustrial design\, interior decor\, crafts\, folk art\, and monumental and
  decorative architecture\, tracking the evolution of mid-century modernism
  and late-Soviet brutalism through the unique cultural lenses of fifteen e
 thnically and stylistically diverse Soviet republics. Its editorial synthe
 sis of progressive ideation and applied art over more than three decades—f
 rom postwar practicalism to Perestroika-era conceptualism—forms the basis 
 for a new taxonomy of Soviet design informed by the theorists and practiti
 oners whose work fueled the official art economy of the late USSR. Yelena 
 McLane\, PhD\, is an associate professor in the School of Design at Florid
 a State University. She is a design researcher\, educator\, and practition
 er whose work explores the relationships between interior spatial configur
 ations and human experiences across educational\, cultural\, and residenti
 al environments. McLane’s research employs a mixed-methods approach that i
 ntegrates quantitative spatial analysis with qualitative inquiry to examin
 e how interior environments influence perception\, behavior\, identity\, a
 nd wellbeing. A central focus of her current scholarship is housing insecu
 rity and trauma-informed design. She is coauthor of Homelessness and the B
 uilt Environment: Designing for Unhoused Persons (2022)\, which investigat
 es how architectural and interior design strategies in shelters and suppor
 tive housing shape dignity\, recovery\, and self-identity. She also serves
  as the program lead for Design Resources for Homelessness\, a nonprofit i
 nitiative dedicated to advancing research-based and socially responsible h
 ousing design.In parallel\, McLane maintains an active research agenda in 
 design history\, with work ranging from spatial analysis of historic inter
 iors to twentieth-century Soviet modernism. Her publications include studi
 es of cinematic representations of modernism\, the design of cultural good
 s in the USSR\, and domesticity and family life in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pr
 airie houses. Drawing on more than fifteen years of professional experienc
 e in museum and exhibition design\, she teaches graduate and undergraduate
  studios\, theory\, and research methods courses\, and mentors students in
  scholarly and design inquiry.Object LabsAt Bard Graduate Center\, we use 
 an object-centered approach to advance the study of the decorative arts\, 
 design history\, and material culture. Join our student educators before s
 elect Fall 2026 public events to learn about some of the objects in BGC’s 
 Study Collection. Each week we will showcase three objects carefully selec
 ted from the collection\, which includes more than five thousand objects i
 n a variety of media. Drop in anytime between 5 and 6 pm\; the experience 
 takes roughly ten minutes.October 7\, 14\, and 21November 4\, 11\, and 183
 8 West 86th Street\, New York5–6 pmFounded in 2011\, the BGC Study Collect
 ion supports student research by providing opportunities for hands-on clos
 e examination of objects. Learn more about the BGC Study Collection here.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: *Decorative Art of the USSR* as Taxonomy of S
 oviet Design
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