Gallery behalf Lumière Jubilee Exhibition runs Vladimir Lagrange «So we lived» . Photographer Thaw 1960, Lagrange showed us the life of the Soviet withdrawal from all its sides, unvarnished. The exhibition presents about 200 works, taken in the period 1960-90-ies. The exhibition covers almost all genres, in which he worked as a photographer: the political, social, economic report, as well as the material that was filmed, as they say, «on the table».

«Thaw 1960 contributed to recovery in the photos, make it more lively, open», - says Tatiana Gushchina (gallery name Lumière). In the history of Russian photos of the 1960's have an important place. Replacing the military generation of photographers are energetic young photojournalist, and this period marked the emergence of experimental photography. The search for new forms of expression, dynamics and construction of the frame - these are now worried that the photographer.

Vladimir Lagrange nearly 20 years as a photographer in the magazine «The Soviet Union». Over the years he learned to understand what the images do not have a chance to be missed by censorship, and obviously much work «on the table», until better times. That is why so few of the Lagrange vintage (fotootpechatkov made at the same time as the negative). All photographs in the exhibition are a modern stamp, made in 2007 and 2008, but with the author, with its author's signature. Thus, all images can be sealed by a late author.

business card was a picture of Vladimir Lagrange «Doves of Peace». This work was exhibited at the exhibition «Our youth» in 1962, and for her as the author was awarded the gold medal in 1963 at the exhibition in Budapest. In this frame, expressed the mood of the era thaw the 1960's.

interesting series of «communal», pictures of which have never before printed. «My washday», «Passing yard» - this side of life, showing that the Soviet power, softly say, does not approve, but simply - banned .. According to Tatyana Gushchin, Russian collectors can «pomorschitsya» with a «Kommunalok», while the foreign collectors are not afraid of the social order.

A special place to take pictures of Lagrange children. Photos Soviet childhood look very alive and emotional.

The exhibition is unique in that it can see all of the author and a complete portrait of people who lived in Soviet times.

exhibition Vladimir Lagrange «So we lived», of the Gallery of Lumière, you can visit until January 18 in the Central House of Artists, room number 2.

Photo exhibition «So we lived» can be seen here .

Marina Bondarenko, ARTinvestment.RU