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EARTH. SPACE. GAGARIN
/ photos, graphics /
14. 04. 11 - 15. 05. 11
Opening reception: April, 14 at 6 p.m.
Y. Avvakumov, K. Batynkov, A. Djikia, F. Infante, P. Infante, D. Krotova, A. Mitlyanskaya, V. Orlov, A. Pankin, A. Ponomarev, L. Tishkov, S. Chilikov, S. Shutov
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Alexander Djikia. "Don't Doubt" 2011. paper, gagarin pencil
Gagarin's flight is one of the greatest events not only in the Russian history, but in the history of the human race as well as he was the very first man in space. This year on the 12th of April we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this outstanding moment in the development of mankind.
Russia as every other country is proud of its heroes and Gagarin for sure is one of them. He became a symbol of the Soviet era and remains the icon persona of Russia. No wonder that for half a century his character and personality inspires generations of artists. We have invited the leading Moscow artists who reflected Gagarin's theme in their work to participate in this show.
Yuri Avvakumov. "Yasnaya Polyana", from the series "Star Sky". 2007
Leonid Tishkov. Rocket knitted of worn clothes for space trips to visit thelate fatjhers. Fabric, crocheting, electric lamp. 2011
Alexander Pankin. "Earth and Sky". 2010, organic glass
Sergey Shutov. From series "Nashe Vsyo". "Yury gagrin. 2005, canvas, mixed tech.
Francisco Infante. From the "Star Sky Reconstruction Project". "Star Curtain". 1965-1967, paper, tempera, gouache painting
Sergey Chilikov. From the series "Ust-Chilma". 1991, colour photo
PHOTOS OF THE EXPOSITION
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Leonid Tishkov
ARCTIC DIARY
/ photo, drawings, installation, video /
10. 03. 11 - 10. 04. 11
opening reception: march 10 at 6 p.m.
Leonid Tishkov, biography, selected works
In September 2010, the artist Leonid Tishkov, together with a group of scientists, writers, musicians and painters, took part in an international expedition, sailing around Svalbard and Spitsbergen, and then north to the Arctic ice edge.
The expedition was organized by Cape Farwell, a London-based charitable organization tasked with raising public awareness of issues related to global climate change and searching for creative solutions to the ongoing ecological crisis. The Arctic has become a battlefield for multinational energy companies, as Russia continues its efforts to "unfreeze the Arctic" in order to add it to its economic interests. Somehow, no one cares to think about the global catastrophe that can result from the exploitation of this incredibly stunning and certainly fragile polar world. This may be the last place on Earth where civilization has not yet destroyed nature's delicate balance.
Artists will not be able to change the current order of things and close the Arctic 'utilization' program, but they can draw people's attention to this problem, to the fact that the glaciers are melting, and that even insignificant snow melt at the Earth's poles will bring about floods, hurricanes, droughts and countless other woes to mankind. Incredible heat and wildfires in the summer, freezing rain in Moscow in the winter, millions of broken trees: all of it is linked, and all of that is the echo of a dying Arctic.
Leonid Tishkov's exhibition is a story of an unbelievably beautiful and magical Arctic world. Miracles can happen in this realm: the moon comes down from the heavens, glistening polar bears walk on ice floats, white clouds bathe in the sea together with blue whales, and delicate icebergs float in the sky. The snow there emits light and the melting glacier calls out to us, humans, whispering "I am still alive":
WORKS FROM THE PROJECT
PHOTOS OF THE EXPOSITION
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