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Clearinghouse Artdaily reports that the English language leaves a large study on contemporary Russian art. The book "Frozen Dreams: Contemporary Russian Art" - a study on how to write Artdaily, a young, rapidly growing Russian art scene. The book is edited by Hossein Amirsadegi (Hossein Amirsadeghi), a famous author who writes on the topic of fine art, and Joanna Vickery (Joanna Vickery), head of department of Russian art auction house Sotheby's in London. This new edition traces the evolution of modern Russian art, explores the roots and origins, a change of artistic paradigm that occurred during the Soviet era, and examines the state of contemporary Russian art market. edition acquaints readers with the most important characters of the Russian artistic process and tries to predict the prospects for the development of contemporary Russian art

The shape of the book is written in an entertaining form of 80 portraits of important Russian artists, collectors, heads of art institutions and patrons of the arts from the 1970s to the present, as well as articles written by leading experts on contemporary Russian art.

Along with renowned artists ( Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Erik Bulatov , , AES F ), the book tells about the work and relatively young authors ( Alex Kallima , , ).

In the section devoted to collectors, patrons of art and the heads of art institutions, we are talking about Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova, Shalva Breus, Olga Sviblova, Joseph Backstein, as well as exhibition spaces "Garage" and "Winery».

essays by art historians for the book by Catherine Bobrinsk, Alexandra Danilova and Eleanor Hartni (Eleanor Heartney), cover such topics as the history of Russian modernism, the work of underground artists in the USSR, a breakthrough in the art that took place during the adjustment period, and the ensuing debate about the aesthetic and social responsibility of the artist, the public and private support to artists, as well as the legacy of the avant-garde.

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

Source : artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru