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Articles with tag "Art"

versatile personality

One of Russia’s Richest Men Has Become a Trip-Hop Music Artist

“Music stimulates intellectual activity that helps me to search and discover new business opportunities,” he said.
I slay

Moscow's Iconic Coat of Arms Gets Remixed and Reimagined

You see St. George slaying the dragon. Russian artists see a blank canvas.
Gagarin graffiti

Russia's Street Art Festival Unveils Sky-High Spray-Painting

Meet Russia's newest open-air art museum — the largest of its kind in the world.
build your own babushka

A Story of Art and Russian Grandmothers

A gallery of miniature scenes from Russian life made by artist Irina Verkhgradskaya.
street art

No Sex and Drugs: Moscow Regulates Graffiti, but Who Owns the Streets?

Works depicting violence, pornography, profanity, tobacco, explosives and drugs are strictly forbidden.
Performance

Russian Artist Takes to Apartment Wall to Highlight Country's Social Issues

The photographs are set to the backdrop of an abandoned five-story building.
Artists remembered

10 Artists Who Were Victims of Repressions, Remembered in Street Art

The portraits of 10 famous Russian artists who fell victims to repressions in the Soviet Union are on display in Moscow.
Candy candidate

Russian Artist Gives Ukraine Front-Runner a Sweet Makeover

The portrait was made with sweets from a company owned by incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Cyberpunk City

Russian Photographer Shoots Moscow With Blade Runner Aesthetics

Konstantin Vikhrov's work captures the bright but bleak side of Moscow by night.
opinion
Dmitry Yakushkin

Set Our Books Free

Sadly, bookshops have become increasingly scarce in Moscow.
bustin' moves

Russian Ballet Moves Like Jagger in Stones-Inspired Show

Jagger's partner Melanie Hamrick, a U.S. dancer, masterminded the production.
Something Old

Artist Transforms Soviet Illustrations Into Nostalgia-Provoking Collages

In a new exhibit, Dutch artist Tamara Stoffers delves into the past to create surreal collages out of Soviet-era images.
Unorthodox art

Anime-Style Religious Icons Cause Stir in Russian Region

A local church leader called the authors of the icons “ignorant.”
Retrospective

The Magical Light of Arkhip Kuindzhi

You still have time to see this exhibition of one of Russia's greatest 19th-century painters.
Art

Russian Art Thief Confesses to Stealing Painting to Settle Debts — Reports

"In a rating of the most stupid crimes of the 21st century, he has grounds to deserve an honorable mention,” an official said.
Police

Russian Police Turn Up Painting Stolen From Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery

A 31-year-old man reportedly told police where he had hidden the painting.
Contemporary art

Garage Museum in 2019: Expect the Unexpected

Moscow's premier private modern art museum is planning a busy year. Check it out.
Art

The Revival of Russia’s Cinema Industry

Russia’s cinema business is growing three times faster than the real economy, but it's a bumpy ride
Contemporary art

Hopes and Fears in the Arts

Before last year ended, we asked a variety of people in Russian culture and the arts about the year ahead. Are they nervous or excited? Or both?
Contemporary art

The Scream on Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge

An artist has added his comment and tribute to the memorial to slain political leader Boris Nemtsov.
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