The Museum of Fine Arts named after AS Pushkin in Russia for the first time passes The exhibition of Swiss artist and sculptor Alberto Giacometti . It is called «the last of the great modernists» and the only religious sculptor twentieth century. Critics are already looking for the definition of a half-century for its author's unique style, but converge in only one: Giacometti was able to take the form of a hidden emotions and fears of modern man. A total of Moscow presents about fifty works by the great Swiss - sculpture, painting and engraving.

exhibition curator Irina Nikiforova five years has been negotiating with the Basel and Zurich. Many of the exhibits for the first time left Switzerland. For prints and sculpture by Giacometti can make history of twentieth-century art. «The projects he has begun to do, where was in 1922 in Paris. Prior to that, worked with his father. A symbolists, realistic », - says Irina Nikiforova. Some of his sculptures are famous all over the world. Razletevsheesya body - endured a nightmare of the First World War: «He has seen death. He saw the death of the person selects from the body ».

Director Beylera Samuel Keller knows the history of each sculpture. The figure of the homeless dog can tell a lot about the French period, when very young Giacometti came to conquer Paris. «He then lived in Paris. Walking alone, homeless felt, wet dog in the rain. It is in the spirit of Giacometti », - noticed Keller. In Paris, Giacometti «sick» cubism and surrealism. He was in the midst of good ideas.

For the Venice Biennale in 1953, Giacometti made a lot of sculptures, and only at first glance they seem the same. «He changed the height and width, played with the patina. On the one hand it is green, it resembles rust, is polished, rough here. It's almost art. Before otlit in bronze, he cut crude plaster surface with his hands », - has continued to Samuel Keller. «It is almost always worked in the drawings. The walls of his studio zabelivalis, stop. He did sketches and drawings », - adds Irina Nikiforova. He experimented with form and materials. Each new work was a challenge thrown glove.

Giacometti was born into the family of the artist since childhood and was interested in the interaction of sculpture and space. The figures on the platform - it is his horse. For example, «Man, crossing the area». «In real life people do not walk. There is no such amplitude movements », - said Samuel Keller. Then he made three great figures of New York, but the work remained unfinished.

Sculptures tomilis long in his studio. To ensure that they do not rassyhalis, Giacometti put clay with wet cloth. If it were not for his brother Diego, many have not survived to be cast. «A Giacometti had a bad reputation. He was always dissatisfied with his works, constantly trying to remake them. Sitter did not like him to sit. Condition the long sessions could only Diego », - explains Keller.

The beginning of everything was his eyes. Then he lepil eyebrows, mouth, nose and body. Most of Giacometti sculptures disproportionately stretch the body, such as in «Women in the chariot».

«He was very educated. He was Egypt, ancient collections of the Louvre. I knew many artists », - noted the Director of the Fund Beylera.

It worked not spared neither himself nor the other - until exhaustion. In sixty-five years he has stopped the heart. Art historians have still not found the exact definition for creativity. Obviously one thing: the painful fragility of life Giacometti was without unnecessary words and vocal decorations.

The exhibition will be open at the premises of the Department of personal collections of the Pushkin Museum to them. Alexander Pushkin (Volkhonka, 10) from 17 September to November 20, 2008.

Sources: tvkultura.ru press release to them the Pushkin Museum. Alexander Pushkin