 The group , which disbanded in 1922 , would be pivotal in the dissemination of suprematist ideology in Russia and abroad and launch Lissitzky 's status as one of the leading figures in the avant garde . Incidentally , the earliest appearance of the signature Lissitzky ( Russian : Эль Лисицкий ) emerged in the handmade UNOVIS Miscellany , issued in two copies in March – April 1920 , and containing his manifesto on book art : " the book enters the skull through the eye not the ear therefore the pathways the waves move at much greater speed and with more intensity. if i ( sic ) can only sing through my mouth with a book i ( sic ) can show myself in various guises . " 
