STELLA ART FOUNDATION PRESENTED
MAJOR COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN ART
AT THE KUNSTHISTORISCHE MUSEUM IN VIENNA
28 October -16 November 2008
Moscow – ‘This Obscure Object of Art’, an exhibition of 40 works including paintings, assemblages and sculptures by 17 contemporary Russian artists, took place at the Kunsthistorische Museum in Vienna on 28 October 2008. Curated by Vladimir Levashov, the show includes artists from the Sots Art Movement such as Vitaly Komar, Alexander Melamid, Konstantin Zvezdochetov, Alexander Kosolapov and Boris Orlov, as well as works from the Moscow Conceptualists, from the same period, such as Andrey Monastyrsky, Yuri Albert, and Vadim Zakharov.
Stella Kesaeva, President of Stella Art Foundation, comments: ‘It is the first time that a private collection will be showing contemporary Russian art of this scale at a venue outside of Russia and we are proud to be able to present it at the Viennese Kunsthistorische Museum, one of the world’s leading art institutions. The show fully reflects the Foundation’s policy which is aimed at supporting Russian contemporary art and bridging through cultural diplomacy the East-West divide. It’s a rare chance to see this unexplored strand of contemporary Russian art which will be inspiring to European and Russian audiences alike.’
‘This Obscure Object of Art’ will be accompanied by a fully coloured catalogue in German and English.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
www.khm.at
Opening hours: Tuesday -Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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This Obscure Object of Art | This Obscure Object of Art
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
28 October – 16 November 2008
An exhibition of 40 works including paintings, assemblages and sculptures by 17 contemporary Russian artists, took place at the Kunsthistorische Museum in Vienna on 28 October 2008. Curated by Vladimir Levashov.
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Mytnaya street, 62
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Curator - Vladimir Levashov |
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