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The Modern World During and After the World Wars, C. 1914–1960

Early Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde

What is the difference between Suprematism and Constructivism?

Both Suprematism and Constructivism were art movements that developed in Russia in the early twentieth century and promoted geometric abstraction; however, unlike Suprematism, Constructivism promoted the idea that art had an important social function. The difference between the two is therefore primarily ideological, rather than aesthetic.