Olga Rozanova (1886–1918): An Art Revolutionary
It has been more than 30 years since the successful exhibition of Olga Rozanova (1886–1918) at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the Russian Museum in St Petersburg and the Helsinki Art Museum. Afterwards, works from her legacy toured internationally as part of the exhibitions The Great Utopia (1992–1993) and, finally, The Amazons of the Avant-Garde (1999–2001). In St Petersburg, Rozanova’s works were shown five years ago as part of the Union of Youth exhibition (2019) at the Russian Museum. Nowadays, one would hardly need proof of the significance of the artist’s legacy for twentieth-century Russian culture.
The Russian Museum presents a retrospective of Olga Rozanova’s works as a one-woman show. The exhibition contains her works from various Russian museums, including pieces from the Russian Museum’s collection (121 works of painting and graphic art in total).
The exhibition features about 50 paintings and more than 100 graphic works, which illustrate all periods of Olga Rozanova’s oeuvre: from her first, still timid, sketches to abstract compositions striking with organic harmony and unique expression of colour, from studies from nature to futuristic drawings.
The brightest star in the “amazons of the Russian avant-garde” constellation, she was the most unpredictable, incredible and romantic among them.
Olga Rozanova was a true avant-garde artist. As Ivan Kliun, a contemporary, described her in the foreword to her posthumous exhibition (1918–1919), she “... had been at the forefront of new ideas in art all her life.”
More than a hundred years have passed since then. The avant-garde has received a place in encyclopaedias, it is not hidden in museum depositories, and its artists have been called “classics”. In the early 1990s, Olga Rozanova’s exhibition was regarded as a flash of light in the unexplored cosmos. So what will be the reaction of a today’s viewer? Overburdened with a steady information flow, he is sure to be less emotional, but still able to fully appreciate her truly unique gift.
Age restriction: 6+
We would like to express our gratitude to the GES-2 House of Culture for their support and participation in the exhibition project.
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About the Motherland. About Life. About Us. Artistic Heritage of the Belgorod Region
28 December 2024—10 March 2025
The exhibition features selected paintings and sculptures created in the late 1940s – early 1990s from the collection of the Belgorod State Art Museum. The public can enjoy works by Sergei Gerasimov, Yury Pimenov, Alexander Laktionov, Georgy Ryazhsky, Pyotr Ossovsky and other masters of Soviet art.
Pop Mechanics by Sergei Kuryokhin
20 December 2024—27 January 2025
The exhibition is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Sergei Kuryokhin, a musician, composer, screenwriter and actor, founder of the legendary Pop Mechanics band that became one of the most important cultural phenomena of the second half of the 20th century.
- 28 December 2024—26 January 2025 > Benois Wing Christmas in Russia
- 21 December 2024—23 June 2025 > Benois Wing Viktor Vasnetsov. 175th 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.
