May 12 Gallery of Lumière opens the regular exhibition series «The Anthology of Russian Photography. Photo 60-70 ». Exposition «Photo. Valeriy Rote-Gendi »presents works that are included in the golden fund of the Soviet photos

Photo gallery name Lumière opens another page in the history of Russian photos of 60-70-ies and present the solo exhibition of Valery Gendi Rote-recognized classic of Soviet photojournalism.

Valery Albertovich Gendi, Rote (1926-2000) - an outstanding master of Soviet photojournalism.

1960-ies in the history of Soviet photography holds a special place. Then in photojournalism has galaxy of young artists today have become classics of Soviet photography, whose work revived the genre and oduhotvorilo photo and brought it to one of the leading places in the art of photography. Valery Gendi-Rote is considered one of the most talented and successful photographers of his era. Hot partisan reportage method of shooting, he did not recognize human emotions and the staging of genre scenes, for it has always been important to convey human emotions.

with no vocational education, he came into the picture at the end of 1950. This is a happy case when all of a sudden becomes a passion for the profession. In 1959, the 33 year-Gendi Rote started working in photo TASS and after two years of his photographic Yuri Gagarin into Vnukovo (14 April 1961) became known worldwide! Interesting story of a «long» snapshot, which shows Gagarin, giving a report NS Khrushchev. Few people know that the lens when not only captured the first astronaut, but also the first secretary of the CPSU Central Committee. However, the picture had to severely crop: at first it was believed that Khrushchev could not show from the back, and then, opal - that do not. Only after many years the opportunity to show the photo viewer in the original kadrirovke. ( «Report», 1961).

Gendi-Rote worked photographer many periodicals ( «Sovetskoe photos», «The Soviet woman», «week», «Goskontsert USSR», Freie Welt). Over the years he depicted, seems all the significant events and all the distinguished people of his time. From the perspective of a documentary chronicles interesting picture «Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Academician Lev Landau December 20, 1962», in fact in the history of the Nobel Committee, it was the first case of Awards not in Stockholm, and in hospital wards. Only Gendi, Rote was admitted to taking a unique historical event. Another intriguing case relates to shooting the pianist Van Kliberna, winner of Tchaikovsky, who was invited to Shabolovku make a concert in front of the Soviet audience and suddenly disappeared by the beginning of the concert. While members of the film crew in a panic looking for a famous musician, he willingly posed Gendi-Rote in obnimku with two other celebrities - coming to the space dogs Belka and arrow ( «Klibern Wang (USA) with protein and arrow», 1960).

Gendi-Rote always interested in strong and remarkable person, whom he easily found a common language, and instantly gained credibility. Possessing a sharp mind, extraordinary thinking, sense of humor, could be interested in. Even such difficult interlocutor, as Pyotr Kapitsa, which Gendi-Rote friends and that he shot almost 28 years ( «Peter Kapitsa», 1976). The photographer managed to make friends with Sophia Loren at the time of its arrival in the USSR. He accompanied her everywhere and made a lot of celebrity photos in Moscow. The long friendship bound him with Edith P'eha. Archive Wizard - hundreds of photos singer, confirming its very bright and outstanding creative biography ( «Edita P'eha ensemble and" Friendship "», 1976).

For many years, Valery Albertovich made a huge number of photos, many of whom are business card not only the author but also of our country. Photo of Lumiere brothers introduced the audience, only some of the golden fund of Russian photography, but work is just beginning.

Personal exhibitions Valeria Gendi-Rote:

1972 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. 100 Images », a traveling exhibition in the GDR.

1973 - Personal photo exhibition. The Union of Soviet Societies of Friendship and Cultural Ties with Foreign Countries (SSOD). House of Friendship. Moscow.

1974 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. 50 photos ». Austria (Vienna).

1976 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. Notebook photographer », a traveling exhibition in the CSSR.

1976 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. Time and the people ». SSOD. House of Friendship. Moscow.

1981 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. In fraternal Czechoslovakia ». SSOD. House of Friendship. Moscow.

1982 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. In fraternal Czechoslovakia ». SSOD. Prague (CSSR).

1984 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. Academician Petr Kapitsa ». Institute for Physical Problems, USSR Academy of Sciences. Moscow.

1984 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. In fraternal Czechoslovakia ». SSOD. Bratislava (CSSR).

1992 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. Edita P'eha - Unpublished book ». 1962-1992. Gallery «At Old Basmannyj» and R.F.K. Moscow.

1997 - «Valeriy Rote-Gendi. Photo ». Gallery «On Solianke». House photos. Moscow.

2001 - «Valeriy Rote Gendi-(1926-2000)». Personal photo exhibition timed to coincide with the 75 th anniversary of the classic of Russian photography. Organizers: Committee for Culture of Moscow, Moscow House of Photography, the association «Photo» Union of Journalists. Moscow.

2001 - «Valeriy Rote Gendi-(1926-2000)». Personal photo exhibition timed to coincide with the 75 th anniversary of the classic of Russian photography. Organizers: Government of Moscow, Moscow City Association archives. Moscow.

exhibition in the gallery named Lumière (Krymsky shaft 10, the Central House of Artists, hall 51) will be 12-31 May 2009.

Source: press release Galleries behalf Lumière