Anna Guseva

In this chapter, we explore how writing has been taught in the domain of art history in Russia. We draw on academic literacy theory and work from two major premises: a) writing is a type of social practice and b) writing is closely linked with the knowledge-making practices in a discipline. We employed semi-structured interviews to explore how participants were taught to write in the discipline and how they have taught their students to write. The results of our study indicate that mentoring and discovery learning were the main teaching approaches and that writing was seen as purely instrumental, a skill that one acquired naturally from experience. The interview data indicates that the participants were reinventing their writing and that the major tensions in that process were closely linked to: 1) access to resources in the process of researching and producing a text, and 2) traditions of knowledge-making globally and in the particular geopolitical and socio-historic context of Rus...

The practice of dacha subdivision, and garden plot allotment in particular, spread widely during Soviet times, not only within the Russian Federation, but also to other Soviet Republics and even other socialist countries. While in the environs of the many-socialist cities, second homes are actively included into the real estate market and housing supply, Moscow’s suburbs demonstrate their loyalty to the established tradition of seasonal migration between the city and the countryside. This study seeks to address the question how do the shifting from socialist to market economy impact the dacha life-style of the Muscovites and to look into dynamics of the changes in the relations between the city and hinterland since the collapse of the socialist state from dachas’ point of view.

Moscow Capital Region is one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions of Russia; the amount of the construction site is the highest too. The Moscow-city suburbs and its periphery have undergone an evident transformation due to the uncontrolled urban development through the period of 15 years since the 1990s. The expansion of housing construction to the suburbs has become one of particular features of growth within the Moscow metropolitan area. Furthermore, the decreasing opportunities to purchase a dwelling inside the city caused by the high prices on property at the Moscow real-estate market provoked the distribution of the citizens into Moscow outer suburbs. Still, suburbanization in the Moscow environs is not homogenous or simple. Moscow, until the middle of the nineteenth century, retained its ‘patriarchal manor’ type of urban texture, with extensive gardens and even rural realities. Simultaneously in 1860s with the growth of Moscow as industrial city a new form of re...

Moscow, St. Basmannaya Str., 21/4, bld. L, Room L-504 Tel.: +7 (495) 772 9590 *22885 e-mail: aguseva@hse.ru Personal page: https://www.hse.ru/en/org/persons/116454807 EDUCATION Ph.D. 2011 Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Dissertation title: “Urbanization and Second Homes: A Study on Formation of Second Home Settlements in Moscow’s suburbs in the Twentieth Century.” Prof. Shin Muramatsu, Supervisor. Specialist degree (equivalent to Master of Arts) 1998 Art History Department, Faculty of History, Lomonosov’ Moscow State University. Dissertation title: “Literati Painting in China and Japan in the 17th & 18th Centuries.”[In Russian]. Dr. Elena Serdyuk, Supervisor.

The practice of dacha subdivision, and garden plot allotment in particular, spread widely during Soviet times, not only within the Russian Federation, but also to other Soviet Republics and even other socialist countries. While in the environs of the many-socialist cities, second homes are actively included into the real estate market and housing supply, Moscow’s suburbs demonstrate their loyalty to the established tradition of seasonal migration between the city and the countryside. This study seeks to address the question how do the shifting from socialist to market economy impact the dacha life-style of the Muscovites and to look into dynamics of the changes in the relations between the city and hinterland since the collapse of the socialist state from dachas’ point of view.

THE JAPANESE INFLuENCE ON THE MANuFACTuRE AND PAINTING OF FOLDING SCREENS
IN NEW SPAIN DuRING THE 17th CENTuRY
The absorption and interpretation of Japanese images and techniques by Western artists and scientists are often related to the phenomenon of Japonism of the 19th and 20th centuries. However, three hundred years before the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the successful development of sea routes connecting the Eastern countries with Europe through the ports in the New World led to a substantial, though not as significant as that of the 19th century, influx of Japanese objects to Spanish colonies which is proved by the data of museum collections of the New and the Old World. Among them, of particular importance are painted folding screens (Spanish biombo) which, according to historical sources, were highly valued by the dwellers of Mexico City in the 17th century.
The author puts forward a hypothesis that the close interaction of different visual cultures reflected in the phenomenon of Japonism conditioned by an intensive coop- eration of cultures in the late 19th century and globalisation in the 20th century, had appeared earlier. Analysis of the historical and artistic contexts demonstrates that it is possible to speak about the fact that the artists and public of 17th century New America were not only acquainted with the works of Japanese art but also about a phenomenon similar to the Japonism of the turn of the 20th century, i.e. the absorption of the principles and techniques of Japanese art by masters of the Spanish colonies of the 17th century and its influence on the formation of the peculiarities of the local artistic language.

LOST IN TRANSLATION: ON METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING OF ANALYSIS OF THE EASTERN ART MONUMENTS
TO ART HISTORY STUDENTS
The problem of terminology in interpretation and descriptive narration concerning the monuments of the Eastern art has been recognized by researchers since 1970s. If in the architectural studies this problem is often limited to the use of indigenous terminol- ogy for the architectural elements or materials, applications of the Western analytical methods to the Far-Eastern paintings does not always provide results that lead to the proper understanding of its specific features. The existence of an ancient institution of connoisseurship within the Far Eastern cultural tradition would seem to solve this prob- lem, however, the direct transfer of the traditional Chinese or Japanese aesthetic ap- proach and its terminology could not satisfy the requirements of the art histori- an analysis.
A trend toward a synthetic methodology that is evident in the modern scholarship seems to be the most promising as a tactic for the studying of the Far Eastern art. However, the common use of the terms in original Chinese, Korean or Japanese languag- es along with an in-depth study of theoretical sources that is necessary for the satisfied application of this method makes it problematical for the educational course. Thus, the task of developing of both – methods and language – for the analysis of the Far East art remains as relevant as ever.
This study, with the aim to study terminology and methods of description and anal- ysis on example of the Chinese paintings, examine the lexicon and methodological ap- proaches presented in the texts of Russian researchers. In addition, discussions on differ- ent methods and terms were conducted through the seminars with art students of the Higher School of Economics.

Вопросы соотношения себя с традицией в искусстве занимают важное место в дискуссии о национальной и культурной идентичности художника. Однако произведение искусства, созданное в диалоге с традицией, ставит и перед зрителем непростые вопросы о том, как следует прочитывать и оценивать такое произведение. В данной статье, на примере чайного павильона, спроектированного в 2014г. японским художником Х.Сугимото, представлена попытка разобраться, в какой степени знание традиции помогает или затрудняет интерпретацию и понимание целей и замысла художника.
TRADITIONS OF JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY IN CONTEMPORARY ART: ON THE PROBLEM OF INTERPRETATION
The aspect of self-correlation with Tradition in art plays an important part while discussing national and cultural identity. However, a piece of art, created in a dialogue with tradition, raises challenging questions to the viewer about the means of interpretation and evaluation of such art-work. Taking as an example the tea pavilion designed by Japanese artist H. Sugimoto, the author muses on the ways and extent of tradition’s impact on proper perception of the artist’s concepts.

One of the most significant current discussions in urban planning and sustainability is a new approach to urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is becoming a recognizable feature to support such landscapes and to make cities more self-sufficient. Japanese, which experienced rapid urbanization during the 1960-80s, also developed a policy on preservation of farming land inside the urbanized areas in a form of ‘productive green land’. The aim of this paper is to review this policy main features of policy and to examine its effect it on urban environment.

In today's world a term "ecological architecture" is defined not only by standards that aim to prevent negative impact from environment to a human being, but also by standards that aim to minimize human impact on the environment. In traditional Japanese architecture the three core elements — human being, building and nature—are not opposed to each other, but coexist in a constant dialogue.
This paper is aims to describe a new attitude emerging in contemporary Japanese architecture, which combines experience and perspective of the past with the present innovations. Projects of Taira Nishizawa Architects, SUEP. (Yoko and Hirokazu Suemitsu) and Design NEUOB (Hiroshi Ota and Toru Kashihara) are examined.

The practice of dacha subdivision, and garden plot allotment in particular, spread widely during Soviet times, not only within the Russian Federation, but also to other Soviet Republics and even other socialist countries. While in the environs of the many-socialist cities, second homes are actively included into the real estate market and housing supply, Moscow’s suburbs demonstrate their loyalty to the established tradition of seasonal migration between the city and the countryside. This study seeks to address the question how do the shifting from socialist to market economy impact the dacha life-style of the Muscovites and to look into dynamics of the changes in the relations between the city and hinterland since the collapse of the socialist state from dachas’ point of view.