Map of exhibitions, which Moscow Museum of Modern Art held in January 2009

In January 2009, at the exhibition venues of Moscow Museum of Modern Art will visit the following exhibitions:

Anastasia Horoshilova «Russian»: on 4 January 2009; Petrovka 25, 2 nd floor; curators of the exhibition: George Nikich and Constance de Mallere

George Nikich: «photo of Anastasia Horoshilovoy represents" the Russians "are not so much as nationality, country or way of thinking, but as a vector of the history and science. Depth stories on each of the different pictures. Old age, national style decorations, outdoor boards, texture, tradition of military education, disharmony in the clothes - all this would seem to indicate periods of times and even dates. But neither the hardness nor the confidence in the historical residence of these people neither have them nor the photographer. They just live for now, and the artist accepted the terms of this life ».

Sergei Shutov «Necessary and optional» : 11 January 2009; Ermolaevsky Lane, 17

This exhibition will bring together old and new works by Sergei Shutov - is well known and has never exhibited. As the author says, «the need to understand, because there are building works that do not fall within the scope of the interests of curators and gallery owners, and included in the scope of the artist and the spectator». Gathered together works of different years (paintings, multimedia installations, objects and graphics) will look differently at the familiar projects and open up new facets of creativity Shutova. For the first time, showing the general public almost 30 years old and combining them with new projects, Sergei Shutov, label identifying one of the colleagues, «disagree with everyone and does not agree with anyone», decided to abandon the assistance of curators and took on the responsibility themselves build their own drama megavystavki.

«Andy Warhol. Living Portraits »: to 8 February 2009; The State Museum of Contemporary Art of Russian Academy of Arts, Gogolevsky Avenue, 10

Exhibition «Andy Warhol. Living Portraits »- a joint project of the New York MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the brand: ff, in which the video will be shown the best pop art legend. 18 silent films and videoportretov artist contemporaries and friends of the legendary «Factory of dreams», superstar 1960. Andy Warhol began to withdraw videoportrety in 1963 - even before the emergence of the term «video»: for 4 years he has created more than 500 video in black and white, the best of which will be presented at the exhibition «Andy Warhol. Living Portraits ». Among the heroes of these works - the actor and director Dennis Hopper, model and film producer Jenny Holzer, actress and socialite lioness Eddie Sedzhvik, one of the leaders of pop art, Robert Indiana, singer and model Nico, a poet and journalist Ed Sanders and many others.

Rena Tsuzmer «Improvisation» : on January 18, 2009 ; Petrovka 25, 3rd Floor

Rena Tsuzmer - artist, managed to say a new word in the ancient art of ceramics. For 40 years she struggled with the prevailing artistic stereotype - the perception of ceramics as a craft. Pieces of ceramics Tsuzmer exempt from the usual household functions, believing that these objects in the house should enter the beauty. The artist brings together the art of pottery painting and sculpture, giving it the ability to trigger a complex experience of the image.

Ilana Raviv «Reflections» : on January 18, 2009 ; Tverskoi Boulevard, 9, (Gallery «Zurab»)

This project will become a kind of continuation of the personal exhibition Ilany Raviv, which took place in October 2007 - January 2008 in the Russian Museum (St. Petersburg) and included a large work acryl on canvas. Exhibited in this time of work on various types of paper, including fiberglassovoy executed in various techniques (watercolor, Chinese ink, pencil, acrylic, bamboo brush and mixed media), are a natural consequence of the St. Petersburg exhibition. These works reflect the different periods of creative artists, beginning with the 1980's to present day.

Alexei Diakov: 11 January 2009; Petrovka 25, Room number 34

man show one of the most promising graduates of the current at the School of the Museum of Contemporary Art «Free Studios».

Angel Orenzants: 13 January - 8 February 2009; Petrovka 25, Room number 21, and the courtyard museum opening - 12 January at 19.00

exhibition of famous Spanish-American artist Angel Orenzantsa, has been recognized throughout the world for bright spatial installation and performance. Angel Orenzants was born in Spain in the province of Aragon. During his 40-year career, he managed to work in a variety of genres - chamber of graphics and paintings to monumental abstract sculptures and conceptual performance. Orenzants uses materials such as glass, ceramics, metal, colored plastics, and many others. Each of his work is documented in photographs and video. Portfolio Orenzantsa always closely linked with the places for which they are established, whether the natural landscape or a public space in the city. Many of his works ironically hinted at the social and geopolitical realities of today's globalized world. Exhibitions and performances Orenzantsa took place in dozens of countries, and he repeated the student participant and the Venice Biennale. His work has been presented in Russia. In 2003, Orenzants and Mikhail Shemyakin made a joint performance at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg to celebrate the 300 th anniversary of the city, and in 2006 saw the exhibition Orenzantsa in the Marble Palace Russian Museum. Moscow audience could see the work Orenzantsa in 2004, when its exhibition was held at the State Museum of AS Pushkin.

Svetlana Romanova: January 15 - February 1, 2009; Petrovka 25, room number 2, 3; opening - 14 January at 19.00

Svetlana Romanova - artists working in different directions, it is currently engaged in painting and creating stained glass for the interiors. The main theme of her work - the characters - defined in 1989. Point and border strip Möbius, mandala, labyrinth - are some of your favorite artist's motives. Among the works of Svetlana Romanova is the picture on the Leonardo da Vinci, Lewis Carroll, Kazimir Malevich. The purpose of the creative efforts of the artist - to record the experience of visual thinking.

Mona Brad. Photo: 29 January - 15 February 2009; Tverskoi Boulevard, 9, (Gallery «Zurab»); opening - 28 January at 19.00

Mona Brad was born in Kiel (Germany) in 1968, studied photography in Hamburg, Munich and Karlsruhe. Gain some time in Chicago, in 2007, Brad went to Asia and Russia and returned with a new series of photographs dedicated to Shanghai, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The work of recent years will be presented for the first time in Russia: Moscow Museum of Modern Art (from 28 January to 15 February 2009) and the State Center of Photography in St Petersburg (from April 3 to May 31, 2009). Today Mona Brad are most interesting places and people, their interactions with each other. She said: «I want my photos touching those who are watching. To the viewer incessantly returned to him, feeling every time something new, discovering the unknown. It is this goal determines the process of creating photographs ».

Source: press release MMSI