The State Russian Museum / The Marble Palace Sasha Okun. Where Art Thou?
Born in 1949 in Leningrad, as a child he studied painting at the legendary studio of S.D. Levin at the Palace of Pioneers. In 1971, he graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Design (1971) of the V.I. Mukhina School (now the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design). In the 1970s, he was a member of the Alef group, participated in the famous non-conformist exhibitions at the Gaza House of Culture and Nevsky House of Culture. In 1979, he repatriated to Israel.
The main theme of Okun's art is human physicality embodied in the materiality of painting. Okun is a talented narrator: he renders everyday scenes as parables, maintaining their natural vividness and boldness. Sometimes, he exaggerates physiological details to the point of grotesque, but at the same time, he is far from mocking his characters. On the contrary, Okun's painting is all about the glorification of vitality which exists in spite of any conventions and limitations.
The exhibition at the Russian Museum will feature 33 paintings by the artist.
The exhibition is held with the support of the Consulate General of the State of Israel in St. Petersburg.
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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.
