Art and Politics

On March 11, 2014, a collective letter from Russian cultural figures was published in support of Vladimir Putin's position on Ukraine and Crimea. This letter was signed by 511 famous musicians, artists, writers, directors. In New York, as in the rest of the world, society ...

The main exhibition of contemporary art in the United States

Every year, in early December, the streets of Miami are filled with lovers of contemporary art from all over the world. Since 2002, the famous Art Basel, a European art exhibition from Basel, Switzerland, has been wintering here since 1970. The most famous and expensive galleries are opening their…

American director staged Pushkin Tales in Moscow

At the State Theater of Nations, under the direction of the People's Artist of Russia Yevgeny Mironov, on Tuesday, June 16, the premiere of "Pushkin's Tales" directed by the famous American director Robert Wilson will take place. A maestro from the USA creates a performance for the first time in Russia. The interest in the performance is evidenced by a simple fact. ...

In New York, the artist sells someone else's Instagram photos as art.

At the Frieze contemporary art fair in New York, artist Richard Prince sold a screenshot of a frame from someone else's Instagram for $90. The entire exhibition of Prince’s works, exhibited at the Frieze fair, consisted of enlarged “screenshots” of Instagram footage of people unknown to the artist, The Independent reports.…

Hitler's picture put up for auction in the US

The watercolor painting by Adolf Hitler in his early years will be auctioned in Los Angeles this week. The still life with flowers was painted by the future leader of Nazi Germany in 1912. The publication notes that Hitler moved to Vienna to try himself ...

The oldest cinema shows only Ukrainian cinema

In Kyiv, a renovated Chapaev cinema was presented on Bolshaya Zhitomirskaya Street, which will show exclusively Ukrainian films. The National Union of Cinematographers and Kievkinofilm turned to the capital's mayor's office with an initiative to return the cinema built in 1913 to its historical name - Lyra. It is noted that…

Omanoot: Russia will see the art of Israel in all its glory

Now you can plunge into the atmosphere of Israel without leaving St. Petersburg. From 1 to 22 July, the Days of Israeli Art and Culture in St. Petersburg will be held simultaneously at several venues. Exhibitions, lectures, master classes, opening day, presentations of new projects will unfold for guests and residents of the city along ...

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