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"And I became annoyed that I did not have and will not have time to do art." Lenin in Gromov
Exhibition March 6 − May 1, 2020
Museum of Contemporary Art DK Gromov holds a large-scale exhibition"" And I became annoyed that I did not have and will not have time to do art. " Lenin in Gromov ".
The exposition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ulyanov. The paintings, sculptures, graphics, objects, media art, badges, brands and household items presented at the exhibition reflect the variability and turbulence of the image of the “leader of the world proletariat”. In total, the exhibition presents more than 350 works created in the period from the 1920s to the present.
The exhibition presents the works of artists: Peter Belousov, David Borovsky, George Vereisky, Rinat Voligamsi, Mark Klonsky, Vladimir Kozin, Alexander Kosolapov, Pavel Pepperstein, Alexander Samokhvalov, Vladimir Serov, Konstantin Simun, Lev Smorgon, Leonid Sokov, Chaim Sokol, Andre Khaimokol, , Lyubov Kholina, Vladimir Shinkarev and other authors.
Despite the fact that Lenin is one of the main propaganda Soviet symbols, work on his image was not limited to the needs of officialdom. The birth of Leninist mythology and attempts to return to genuine Leninism, the transformation of the socialist-realistic canon and ways to go beyond it, emasculating and striving for personal refraction of the Leninist theme are alternating trends and coexisting in the art of the USSR. They found their embodiment in visuality that does not fit into official and unofficial art. Criticism, debunking, becoming an Internet meme devoid of content and the mechanical construction of visual gags are post-Soviet mutations in the image of the main revolutionary, but not the only way to work with this figure in the 21st century. A number of contemporary artists talk about Lenin as a troubled ghost, as a radioactive legacy, whose potential and relevance were not exhausted with the end of the Soviet project.
Based on site materialsMuseum of Contemporary Art "DK Gromov".
The exposition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ulyanov. The paintings, sculptures, graphics, objects, media art, badges, brands and household items presented at the exhibition reflect the variability and turbulence of the image of the “leader of the world proletariat”. In total, the exhibition presents more than 350 works created in the period from the 1920s to the present.
The exhibition presents the works of artists: Peter Belousov, David Borovsky, George Vereisky, Rinat Voligamsi, Mark Klonsky, Vladimir Kozin, Alexander Kosolapov, Pavel Pepperstein, Alexander Samokhvalov, Vladimir Serov, Konstantin Simun, Lev Smorgon, Leonid Sokov, Chaim Sokol, Andre Khaimokol, , Lyubov Kholina, Vladimir Shinkarev and other authors.
Despite the fact that Lenin is one of the main propaganda Soviet symbols, work on his image was not limited to the needs of officialdom. The birth of Leninist mythology and attempts to return to genuine Leninism, the transformation of the socialist-realistic canon and ways to go beyond it, emasculating and striving for personal refraction of the Leninist theme are alternating trends and coexisting in the art of the USSR. They found their embodiment in visuality that does not fit into official and unofficial art. Criticism, debunking, becoming an Internet meme devoid of content and the mechanical construction of visual gags are post-Soviet mutations in the image of the main revolutionary, but not the only way to work with this figure in the 21st century. A number of contemporary artists talk about Lenin as a troubled ghost, as a radioactive legacy, whose potential and relevance were not exhausted with the end of the Soviet project.
Based on site materialsMuseum of Contemporary Art "DK Gromov".
