ART ABOUT ART

21 May 2009—1 October 2009

In the XX and XXI centuries the art along with human and his world, visible and imaginary reality became the topic of a creativity. The large conceptual exhibition «Art about art» is dedicated to this topic. The exposition contains of 130 works of art: printmaking, painting, photo-art, electronic art, art-objects. For the first time the works of A. Mylnikov, R. Lihtenshtein, T. Novikov, V. Yakovlev, I. Kabakov, G. Korzhev, D. Zhilinskij, A Kosolapov take part together in one project. In these works of art the audience may find the ironical use of the known stories, stylistic and semantic allusions, quoting and open appropriation of the alien images, free «copies» of the works of art, that are made by other painters, endless serious and parody references to the history of art.

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For the Glory of Russia. Entrepreneurs and Patrons in Russia in the 18th – Early 20th Centuries

6 June—5 August 2024

Merchants, the “third estate”, at that time, were the basis of Russia’s economic power. The Stroganovs, the Demidovs and other entrepreneurs sometimes established entire “empires” with their own settlements, roads and internal regulations. The richest merchants became nobles and patrons of the arts. The exhibition is unique, both in the themes it explores and in the works it presents.

Olga Rozanova (1886–1918): An Art Revolutionary

16 May—2 September 2024

Olga Rozanova's retrospective exhibition at the Russian Museum comprises art works from different collections. It will feature about 50 paintings and more than 100 graphic works illustrating all periods of her artistic career.

Also in the Russian Museum

21 March—8 July 2024 > St Michael’s Castle Drawings and Watercolours by the Wanderers
15 March—13 May 2024 > Mikhailovsky Palace Mstislav Farmakovsky. 150th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth

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