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Articles with tag "Art"

political crackdown

​​Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Anti-War Street Artist Philippenzo

In September, police detained Filipp Kozlov for “politically motivated vandalism,” after which he fled the country.
'Izrossilovaniye'

Russian Street Artist Faces Prison Term for Anti-War Graffiti – Polygon Media

The news outlet said Filipp Kozlov was "preliminarily" charged with “politically motivated vandalism,” an offense punishable by up to three years...
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final agreement

Revered Russian Icon Handed Over to Church Despite Protests From Art Experts

President Vladimir Putin's order to transfer Andrei Rublev's “Trinity” to the Russian Orthodox Church drew concern that the painting could be damaged...
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'new beginning'

Amsterdam's Hermitage Museum Renamed Over Russia Link

The museum had severed ties with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg weeks after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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risky relocation

In Photos: Renowned Orthodox Icon Displayed at Moscow Cathedral

Andrei Rublev's "Trinity," one of the most important Russian icons, was moved despite its extremely fragile state.
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urgent restoration

Tretyakov Gallery Defies Putin’s Orders to Hand Historic Icon to Church

The gallery concluded that Andrei Rublev’s “Trinity” cannot be taken out of the art museum due to its “complicated and unstable condition.”
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Andrei Rublev's Trinity

Putin Hands Over Historic Icon to Church

The Moscow Patriarchate said Putin made the decision to hand over the icon "in response to numerous requests from Orthodox believers."
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political promotion

Former Kremlin Youth Activist Appointed Head of Pushkin Museum

A former policewoman and erstwhile pro-Kremlin youth movement member has been appointed to run Moscow’s Pushkin Museum.
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artistic license

Head of Russia’s Tretyakov Gallery Replaced After Culture Ministry Standoff

A new director has been appointed to the State Tretyakov Gallery, one of Russia’s most renowned fine arts museums, following a reported clash with...
Soviet Century

Moscow's New Tretyakov Gallery Marks a Century Since the U.S.S.R. Was Founded

A new exhibition entitled "U.S.S.R. 100" at Moscow's New Tretyakov Gallery marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union, albeit at a...
no crime specified

Russia Places Ex-Kremlin Adviser, Gallerist Marat Gelman on Wanted List

Russia has placed prominent art gallerist and former Kremlin adviser-turned-critic Marat Gelman on its wanted list. An Interior Ministry card listing Gelman...
war trophies

Kherson Museum Art Collection Looted Ahead of Russian Retreat

A collection of paintings from the Oleksii Shovkunenko Art Museum in the capital of the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson have been removed and transferred...
delayed restitution

Poland Seeks Return of ‘Stolen’ Art From Russia’s Pushkin Museum

Russia’s Culture Ministry said the paintings in question had been given to the Soviet Union as part of German reparations after World War II. 
'rising from the ashes'

The Fall and Rise of Crimean Tatar Arts

Repatriated Crimean Tatars are rehabilitating, reviving and recreating their traditional arts.
stitch by stitch

Artists Map Russia’s Regions in Folk Embroidery

Each region’s traditional embroidery style appears on the map made by 200 pairs of hands.
up in smoke

Anti-War Artist Flees Russia After Thwarted Victory Day Protest

Danila Tkachenko planned to fill the air with blue-and-yellow smoke during Russia's massive military parade on Red Square.
resistance art

'The Motherland Isn't Calling': Russian Opposition Artists Resist Ukraine War

Through a variety of different mediums, Russian artists express the despair of living through their country's attack on their neighbor.
unwelcome edit

Vandal Damages Soviet Avant-Garde Painting With Eye Drawings

Police reportedly refused to investigate the act of vandalism on Anna Leporskaya’s painting “Three Figures.”
meditative mood

'Peace and Joy' at a St. Petersburg Exhibition

A show of Russian Old Masters at the Manege Exhibition Hall is intentionally not cutting-edge.
urban re-planning

M4: Moscow's New Museum Cluster

Why have four major Moscow museums decided to join forces?
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