Coming Up · Art · Museums · Saint Petersburg
At the Sheremetev Palace, the International Exhibition "In Diaghilev's Circle. Intersecting Destinies" runs until 12 February 2021, devoted to the creative path of Sergei Diaghilev. The career of the foremost ideologue of Russian culture is presented through portraits of the Diaghilev circle drawn from museums around
Coming Up · Art · Education
In Kaliningrad, the 17th "Baltic Seasons" arts festival continues until 8 December. The festival, a theatrical showcase, presents productions by Russian theatres and university drama companies, and its programme is in two parts: "Modern Classics" and "The Future of Theatre. The Fruits of Enlightenment"
Architecture · Faith · Art · Heritage
In Suzdal, the historic mosaic "Christ Enthroned" is promised restoration in 2021 on the façade of the Dmitry Pozharsky memorial chapel of 1885, built from public donations at the Monastery of Saint Euthymius and destroyed in 1933. When the chapel was rebuilt in 2009, the image of the
Art · Observations
Why have I suddenly become interested in the ceramics of Simon Porte Jacquemus? First, because they are beautiful) But in general these works refer us to the European ceramic tradition of the 17th and 18th centuries. Compare, for example, this faience dish with asparagus by the major French ceramicist Jacques
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Coming Up · The East · Art · Museums
If you still remember Prigov's 80th anniversary, about which everyone was writing only recently, take note of the exhibition "Prigov Days in Vladikavkaz" at the North Caucasian Branch of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. On show are sketches for installations, texts, stikhogrammy, video works
Architecture · Art · Moscow · Museums · Observations · Society Pages
Towards the close of the day, in the manner of a "farewell tour", I looked in on the opening of the Rosizo exhibition "Trin-trava" at the Turgenev-Botkin mansion in Petroverigsky Lane. There are some interesting interpretations of the Russian style, but on the whole
Art · Cinema · Books · Observations
If you can afford the luxury of four hours of very beautiful film, watch the screen version, or rather variation, of Balzac's exquisite novella "The Unknown Masterpiece", about the painter Nicolas Poussin. In the leading male role of Jacques Rivette's "La Belle Noiseuse&
Art · Museums · Observations · Education · People
At university, in philosophy classes, I positively loathed Rousseau and metaphysics in general, considering it meaningless chatter that stole time from proper authors like Kuhn and Popper. But, all things considered, Jean-Jacques is a rather agreeable fellow. Especially in the guise of a citizen of Geneva in this portrait
Coming Up · Art · Monarchies · Museums
In Kazan, as part of the Hermitage Days, a most interesting exhibition is under way: "Catherine the Great. The Golden Age of the Russian Empire". It offers not only works of art that captured the Empress, but also the personal belongings of Catherine II and her grandsons, and
Art · Paris · Pop Culture · Humour
On 24 November Christie's will offer the baton of Marshal Alphonse Juin, made in 1952 by the house of Arthus-Bertrand, and with it a wildly charming trifle: a lipstick case belonging to the marshal's wife, Marie Gabrielle Cécile Bonnefoy, made in the form of a
Art · Moscow · Mores · Society Pages
Creative life is returning to Peredelkino with the revival of its place of pilgrimage, the House of Creativity, which for many has become the most beloved place this autumn and truly echoes the revival of dacha culture and an interest in authentically Russian leisure. Today, at the Shaltai Editions brunch