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Articles with tag "Art"

2021 look ahead

Moscow Arts Scene in 2021: A Spectacular Year Ahead

Cultural life came to a standstill last year, but this year arts lovers may get a double dose of culture.
celebrating celebrity

Cecil Beaton Comes ‘Home’ to Russia

The legendary fashion photographer is still unknown to the general public in Russia.
World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day in Moscow Kicks Off a Month of Events

The Voznesensky Center joins other groups to give back HIV-positive people their voices.
obituary

Irina Antonova, Head of Pushkin Museum for 52 Years, Dead at Age 98

Antonova's influence on museums, curation and the public's understanding of art is incalculable.
Russian avant-garde

Return of the Amazon: Sarra Lebedeva at the Tretyakov Gallery

Here's an essential exhibit (if only virtual) for anyone interested in the 20th-century Russian avant-garde.
culture at risk

Russia's Hermitage Museum Calls for State Support as Coronavirus Craters Earnings

The famous museum says it has already lost half of its annual budget.
Quarantine Artwork

Russians Battle Confinement Blues With DIY Artwork Challenge

As boredom and restlessness set in under coronavirus quarantine, internet users are posting DIY versions of museum masterpieces.
#quarantinecreativity

Russia's 'Isolation Art' Takes the Internet By Storm

The creative challenge that has Russians recreating iconic artworks was an instant sensation — and we can't get enough.
private material

Russian Artist Under Investigation Over French Sexting Row

Pavlensky published an online sexual chat that caused one of President Macron's closest lieutenants to pull out of the Paris mayor race.
bloody valentine

Andrei Molodkin's Art Show 'Bloodline' Boldly Confronts the Language of Power

The show opens on St. Valentine's Day in Dublin.
Digital History

Eleven Centuries of Russian Patterns, Now Online

The archive contains over 7,000 authentic patterns created by the national groups of Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Empire.
Never nude

Russian Gallery Puts Stickers Over Nude Art

“In my 20 years of art exhibitions, this is the first time I’m encountering this,” the artist said.
wash your hands

Russian Artist Gets Down and Dirty With Car Murals

Nikita Golubev uses just his fingers to carve out intricate images on trucks and vans across Moscow.
news

The Museum of Russian Impressionism

The Museum of Russian Impressionism is a modern Moscow museum which opened 2016 in a beautifully renovated former chocolate factory built in 1880.
Art against violence

Art Against Domestic Violence: Austrian YouAreNotAlone Show Opens in Moscow

The show is held in a private apartment to bring the subject home.
news

Flacon & Hlebozavod

Flacon and Hlebozavod are two former Soviet factories nicely renovated and converted to modern urban centers for design, shopping, exhibitions and events...
shutter speed

The Shape of Water in St. Petersburg

Claudio Koporossy’s exhibition captures the magic within Peterhof Palace’s fountains.
stolen painting

Court Jails Man Who Walked Out of Moscow Art Gallery With $1 Million Masterpiece

He pleaded guilty to the theft before a Moscow court and plans to appeal his sentence.
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.
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