RUSSIAN CULTURE NEWS
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Edition N 203 April 17, 2002
Number of subscribers 1736 issued from October 1997.
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1. Traditional Exhibition "Gospremia 2001"
2. Sculptures from Sergiev Posad
3. Experimental Area of V.Koleichuk
4. Made in France
5. Exhibition of Works by Rudolf Khachatrian from Armenia
6. Exhibition "Stained-Glass Windows of Marienkirche"
7. N.P.Lamanova`s Creative Work
8. Master of Russian Avant-Guard
9. Strange City
10. Replacement of Guns of Petropavlovskaya Fortress
11. V.A.Vetrogonsky. His Friends and Learners
12. New Museum in Novgorodsky Region
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Traditional Exhibition "Gospremia 2001"
In Engineer Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery there was opened the
exhibition of works by competitors for State Reward of RF in the field of art
and literature "Gospremia 2001". The exhibition is organized by the Presidential
Commission on State Rewards of RF in the Field of Art and Literature together
with the Ministry of Culture of RF and State Tretyakov Gallery. This year the
exposition is dedicated to the fine arts. Works differ in style and manner of
artistic realization and this tells us of a large creative potential of the
Russian art school.
The State Tretyakov Gallery
Addres: Moscow, 10, Lavrushinskii Peryulok
Direction: Metro stations: 'Tretyakovskaya' or 'Novokuznetskaya'
Phones: (095) 953-5223
URL: http://www.tretyakov.ru/
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Sculptures from Sergiev Posad
All-Russian Museum of Folk Arts and Crafts Art invites you to the exhibition
"Unknown Naive". On display there are wooden sculptures made by Sergiev Posad
artists: Valeriy Vorobiev and his wife Natalia Kostina. Works by Natalia and
Valeriy are in private collections, galleries, museums of Russia and abroad.
Generalized columnar figures look like peasant doll - panka and matreshka, in
the painting there's a presence of festal gayness of patchwork and
multicolorness of the Old Russian enamel. In the creative outfit of the artists
there are traditions of Russian avant-guard of the 1920s.
All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Arts
Addres: Moscow, Delegatskaja street, 3
Phones: (095) 921-0139, 923-7725, 923-1741
E-mail: d_museum@online.ptt.ru
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Experimental Area of V.Koleichuk
Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art opens the exhibition of objects of visual and
sound design by Moscow artist and architect Viacheslav Koleichuk. The exhibition
is held within the frameworks of European action "Spring of Museums". State
Russian Prize laureate, lecturer of Moscow Architecture Institute, professor
Viacheslav Fomich Koleichuk represents his opinion on the given conception. His
creative experiments cover problem of form building, search for new ways of
artistic expressiveness. In his works the artist widens greatly the traditional
frames of visual forms of art.
The Moscow Modern Art Museum
Addres: Moscow, Petrovka street, 25
Phones: 200-6375
E-mail: mmsi@freemail.ru
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Made in France
The State Center of Contemporary Art, Museum and Public Center named after
A.D.Sakharov represent the exhibition "Made in France". This exhibition is the
project of artists of non-profit gallery "France", of new institutional
initiative of young Moscow radical artists formed by group "Radek" and by Alexey
Kallima. The group of young artists is known for its actions and performances;
it turns to the theme of social and personal communications, to the problem of
understanding of an object in and out the context of social life.
Museum and Public Centre " Peace, Progress and Peoples Rights" named after
Andrey Saharov
Addres: Moscow, 57, Zemlyanoy val
Phones: (095) 917-2653, 923-4401, 923-4420
URL: www.infoline.ru/g23/1780/
E-mail: sakharov.mus@g23.relcom.ru
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Exhibition of Works by Rudolf Khachatrian from Armenia
The Russian Academy of Arts invites you to the exhibition of works by national
artist of Armenia Rudolf Khachatrian. The exhibition is dedicated to the 65-year
birthday of the artist. The exposition presents paintings and graphic woks,
relieves and multi-dimensional compositions reflecting the main periods of
artists' development. Rudolf Khachatrian creates his own fantastic world, the
world of legends and metaphors taking his art out of the bounds of traditional
genre limitations.
The Exibition Hall of the Russian Academy of Arts
Addres: Moscow, 21, Prechistenka street
Phones: 201-4150, 201-4771
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Exhibition "Stained-Glass Windows of Marienkirche"
In Big Hall of Winter Palace there is the exhibition was prepared by the group
of restorers of the State Hermitage. The exposition displays 15 items from 111
stained-glass windows which are kept in the Museum and which are unique
well-preserved complex of the 14th century created for the altar part of Virgin
Mary Church (Marienkirche) in Frankfurt an der Oder. The exhibition acquaints
visitors not only with 15 stained-glass windows, but also with the work of the
group of restorers of the State Hermitage. The group restored delicate and light
works of medieval art
The State Hermitage
Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 34-36, Dvortsovaya Nabarezhnaya
Direction: From "Nevsky Prospect" metro station, take any of the following: bus
7, 10; tram 31; troll. 1, 7, 9, 10
Phones: (812) 311-3601, 110-9604, 110-9601
URL: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/
E-mail: info@hermitage.ru
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N.P.Lamanova`s Creative Work
On 4 April there was opened the exhibition in the State Hermitage. The
exhibition is dedicated to Nadejda Petrovna Lamanova (1861 - 1941), one of the
most talented Russian couturiers of the 19-20th centuries. Lamanova is one of
the creators of the Russian variant of art nouveau in clothes and of the Russian
school of modelling in the Soviet times. Her works were recognized not only in
Russia but also in Europe in the beginning of the 20th century. The State
Hermitage has rich collection of costumes of the end of the 17th - beginning of
the 20th centuries
The State Hermitage
Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 34-36, Dvortsovaya Nabarezhnaya
Direction: From "Nevsky Prospect" metro station, take any of the following: bus
7, 10; tram 31; troll. 1, 7, 9, 10
Phones: (812) 311-3601, 110-9604, 110-9601
URL: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/
E-mail: info@hermitage.ru
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Master of Russian Avant-Guard
The exhibition of works by Vladimir Baranov-Rossine is carried out in Benua
Building from 4 April to 3 June, 2001. The exhibition represents not well known
in Russia works by one of the masters of Russian avant-guard. Vladimir
Davidovich Baranov-Rossine (1888 - 1942) is an artist, a sculptor, a theoretic
of color music and an inventor of "optophonic" piano. The artist began to
display his works since 1907, his early landscapes are notable for soft
neo-impressionistic manner. Vladimir Baranov-Rossine died in a concentration
camp during the II World War. The exposition displays works from the collection
of Russian Museum and others
Benois Wing
Addres: Saint-Peterburg, Griboedova channel, 2
Direction: Metro station "Nevsky Prospect"
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Strange City
The State Museum of History of Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Comminity
"A-Ya", the State Center of Contemporary Art of the RF Ministry of Culture and
Saint-Petersburg branch present the exhibition "Strange City" in Rumiantsev's
Mansion. The exhibition sums up the course of famous American photoartist
Deborah Turbeville "Photography and Visual Art" which was held in 2001-2002 for
young professional photographers taking part in the project "Baltic
Photoschool". The exposition is like enlarged original model of artistic photo
magazine. The exhibition-magazine represents the works by Deborah Turbeville and
by students of "Baltic Photoschool".
The Rumiantsev Palace. Exhibition "Leningrad during the reat Patriotic War"
Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 44, English Embankment
Direction: "Nevski prospekt" metro station
Phones: (812) 210-9065, 311-7544
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Replacement of Guns of Petropavlovskaya Fortress
At the present moment there are major repairs and restoration in Naryshkin
Bastion, which are carried out within the program of preparation for the
celebration of 300-year birthday of Saint Petersburg. During the restoration
works there were found arched brickwork overhead covers (1740s) used for the
placing of fortress guns. New guns, which are considered to be lighter than the
present howitzers, will be put on the wooden barbettes (the middle of the 19th
century example) and will be turned towards the of Vasilievsky Island spit in
the direction of embrasure of the 18th century. 20 April, 2002, there will be
the last signal shot from the old howitzers, and starting from 21 April new
alarm guns will begin working regularly.
Petropavlovskaya Fortress - The State Museum of the History of St. Peterburg
Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 3, Peter and Paul fortress
Direction: "Gorkovskaya" metro station
Phones: (812) 238-4540, 238-4511
URL: http://www.museum.ru/museum/gmispb
E-mail: ppkroot@ppk.spb.su
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V.A.Vetrogonsky. His Friends and Learners
"V.A.Vetrogonsky. His Friends and Learners" - this is the title of the
exhibition which will be held on 10-21 April, 2002 at the Big Hall of Saint
Petersburg Artist Union. The exhibition is carried out in memory of wonderful
artist and teacher, national artist of Russia, full member of the Russian
Academy of Art - Vladimir Alexandrovich Vetrogonsky. For many years
V.A.Vetrogonsky was a leader of the graphical workshop of the Institute named
after I.Repin. Many of his students - different years graduates - will also take
part in this exhibition. At the opening of the exhibition there will be a
presentation of book by Vetrogonsky published in Febryary, 2002. The exhibition
is held under support of Saint Petersburg Artist Union, the Russian Academy of
Arts and Graphic Studio.
The exhibition hall of the St. Petersburg Artists Association houses
Addres: Saint-Peterburg, 38, Bolshaya Morskaya street
Phones: (812) 314-3060
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New Museum in Novgorodsky Region
There is an intention to open State Museum of Art Culture of Novgorodsky Region
on the base of Desiatinny Monastery in Veliky Novgorod. The organization of the
museum, where arts and crafts will be represented, is one of the main points of
the program "Culture of Novgorodsky Region". The program is to be realized in
2002-2005. At the present moment the reconstruction of three Novgorod churches
is coming to an end.
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