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.
Alexey Vaulin. Living Substance
27 april—19 june 2023
Alexey Vaulin stands out as one of the most vibrant and consistent purveyors of contemporary abstract art on the Russian art scene. This exhibition spotlights around 50 of his works, spanning his career.
Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact. The Collection of Natalia Opaleva
3 march—26 june 2023
The State Russian Museum presents the exhibition project Parallel Universes. From Abstraction to Artefact showing works by 36 artists of the second half of the 20th century from the collection of Natalia Opaleva, a well-known collector, founder and general director of the AZ Museum (Anatoly Zverev). The exhibition introduces visitors of the Marble Palace to more than 200 paintings and graphic works by underground masters of the 1960s–1980s: Anatoly Zverev, Dmitri Plavinsky, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Oleg Tselkov, Lidia Masterkova and Ernst Neizvestny.
- 13 april—3 july 2023 > St Michael’s Castle Leonid Sherwood (1871–1954)
- 2 march—19 june 2023 > St Michael’s Castle Nikolai Suetin. Ilya Chashnik
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.
