the Museum of Vadim Sidur
From April 17 2015
Moscow, novogireevskaya str., 37, pp. 2

In the Museum Vadim Sidur opens a new exhibition showing the evolution of the work of a sculptor, creating a clear idea of the creative ways the Siddur and the development of his mirovozzrenie@

Vadim Siddur — one of the most significant and underrated Russian sculptors. His musical legacy is impressive: thirty years after working in his workshop-подвале, Siddur has created over 500 sculptures, more than 1000 prints. His monumental works during the life of the artist have been installed in many cities in Germany, SSA@

workshop-подвале Sidur appeared in Moscow is a special world that has not adopted an official Soviet art, despite the fact that there were always friends and lovers of the work of a sculptor. It came to E. Klimov and V. Shukshin, B. Okudzhava and T. Guerra, G. bell and Yuri Trifonov. Playwright S. Beckett saw in 1975 sculpture "Invalid" wrote: "Awesome sculpture, powerful and exciting work, the silence of anger and compassion".

Almost all exhibitions Vadim Sidur, since 1987, has been characterized to represent all the diversity of the artist's work that has accumulated over his life in his basement workshop. Besides many years showing his sculptures were threatened that you can't deny and you have to "catch".

In July 2014, the Museum of Vadim Sidur opened after renovation that turned the Museum into a comfortable and modern exhibition prostranstvo@

Main task opened at the Museum in 2014, the exhibition "Vadim Sidur. In search of man" was again to show the diversity and versatility of the master, recreating in the renovated space basement atmosphere of life sculptures and homemaking exhibits, on the one hand, more arbitrary, and on the other hand, interrelated tematicheski@

new exhibition, the unofficial motto of which it is the chief curator — famous German scientist-славист, former Director of the Institute of Russian and Soviet culture. Lotman Ruhr University Bochum) and perennial friend of the Siddur Carl Eimermacher — chose the phrase "less is Better", will focus the viewer's attention on the evolution of creativity of the Siddur, spending on the three stages of the creative development of a sculptor (fifties, sixties and seventies-восьмидесятые years). It is planned that the next exhibition will focus on other equally important aspects Sideroscope creativity. The works selected for the exhibition, show the specific features concerning the thematic, aesthetic and formal interpretation of the artist's work in each period, as well as individual human problems and sculpture in the cultural traditions of Russia and the West Europe@

In the main space of the Museum on the ground floor hosts the main sculpture and graphic works. The exposition is filled with air, and all the sculptures are arranged with the possibility of the circular review. In the hall on the second floor shows the work of the Siddur on the theme of war (the show entitled "After the war").

complement the Exhibition curatorial texts and excerpts from interviews of the Siddur, which gives an idea about the evolution of his worldview and formal method. The exhibition shows the auxiliary film (a documentary about the Siddur); in the future we plan to use interactive screens with additional information in Russian, English and German jazykah@

"After an attempt to escape from the traditions imposed on Soviet art education, and to find his own way in art, Siddur followed the principle of "all-таки..." — that is, to create works only according to their own artistic and ethical beliefs. The result is work that is not illustrated and not perefraziruya other, existing areas of art, and every time engage any audience in a new dialogue. This successful attempt Siddur inscribes itself in the diverse context of European art of the twentieth century", — explains the choice of title of the exhibition Carl Eimermacher@

Sources: moscowmanege.ru