The State Russian Museum / The Marble Palace Timur Novikov (1958–2002). On the 60th anniversary of the artist’s birth
For the first time, Novikov’s works were shown in the halls of the Benois Wing at the dawn of perestroika in 1989. In 1990, he participated in the legendary exhibition “Territory of Art,” which demonstrated the continuity of the ideas of modernism. In the early 1990s, Timur Novikov donated fifty-seven works by the “New Artists” from his collection to the Russian Museum. In 1998, the museum hosted a large retrospective exhibition of Timur’s work, and in 2008 a commemorative exhibition dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of the artist was opened.
The exhibition for the sixtieth birthday of the artist presents seven works from the collection of the Russian Museum. Among them are works dedicated to St. Petersburg: “Airport,” “Bridge,” “Petersburg in Summer” — as well as an homage to Andy Warhol and neo-academic works “Apollo Trampling on the Red Square” and “David Trampling on the Red Square.”
Not only was Timur Novikov the leader of his generation, but he also became part of the world art process, and his works were exhibited in the world’s leading museums.
Timur Novikov stood at the origins of two trends in art. In 1982, he founded a group called “New Artists,” the successors of the Russian avant-garde. “Portrait of Timur Novikov,” created by his friends the artists Yevgeny Kozlov, Kirill Khazanovich and Denis Egelsky, is an image of the true hero, the dreamer, and creator. The picture includes Timur’s photo.
In 1988, Timur Novikov created a new movement, neo-academism. Founded in 1990, the New Academy of Fine Arts proclaimed its goal to revive the classical traditions, which, according to its founder, were lost not only by avant-garde artists but also by the official Academy of Arts. He invented a theory of two parallel art histories existing in constant contradiction to each other. Malevich’s Square in neo-academic works by Novikov simultaneously serves as a negation of the classics and its foundation.
The exhibition is located in Hall 1 on the second floor of the Marble Palace.
Exhibition opening 24 September, 4 p. m.
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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.
Masterpieces from Taganrog Rescued at the Russian Museum
24 April—13 May 2024
In July 2023, an explosion in the city centre of Taganrog damaged several artworks at the Golden Names of the Silver Age exhibition in the Taganrog Art Museum. The Russian Museum offered immediate support with the restoration of 22 art pieces. During the restoration, which lasted over 6 months, the staff of the Russian Museum not only eliminated the mechanical damage that the art objects had received at the time of the explosion, but also completely restored all 22 masterpieces, revealing their original appearance and artistic concept.
- 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
The collection of masterpieces, chosen by the Russian Museum will allow you to make a first impression of the collection of the Russian Museum.
Russian Museum - one of the world's largest museums and is perhaps the only country where such a full treasure of national culture are presented.
Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
In the online shop of the Russian Museum presented a huge range of souvenirs, illustrated editions and multimedia disks.
