| Event Name: | The Art Community as Territory of Freedom in Russia |
| Description: | The Art Community as Territory of Freedom in Russia: Evolution from "The Wanderers" to "The War" Group
Panel Discussion
David Jackson. Professor of Russian and Scandinavian Art Histories, University of Leeds
Elena Zaitseva, independent curator and an art critic
Andrey Shabanov, researcher at the Courtauld Institute
Chaired by Sarah Wilson, Professor, The Courtauld Institute
Since the emergence of the Realists in the 1860’s, avant-garde artists in Russia have been seeking independence as well as mechanisms for operating in society that were more up-to-date then those provided by existing art institutions. One of the most radical examples was ‘Artel’ that was formed in 1860’s in order to organize the economics of an art group according to the ideas of socialism, in a complete contradiction to the political and economical system in Russia at the time. The conflict between avant-garde art communities and art institutions in Russia has always been strong and has often served as a base for aesthetic programmes, as it was in the case of Moscow Conceptual School in 1970’s - 1980’s as well as the ‘Voina’ group today. Discussion explores different ways of self-organization of artists, the artistic output of those and their perception in the society. |
| Type of Event: | Foreign Culture Events |
| Event Agenda: | Discussion
The Art Community as Territory of Freedom in Russia: Evolution from "The Wanderers" to "The War" Group
TEN CENTURIES OF RUSSIAN ART: IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY LECTURE SERIES
Language: In English
Tickets: £7, conc. £5 (Friends of Pushkin House, students and OAPs) |
| Event Location: | PUSHKIN HOUSE |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | Cultural Center |
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| Event Start Date | 23-Feb-12 |