Architectural-графические the masterpieces of the artist presented for the first time in such a significant amount. They will complement the personal tools installation "Desk of Yakov Chernikhov" and more than 30 architectural models based on his sketches

State Museum of architecture named A. V. Shchusev
10 Nov 2017 — 4 Feb 2018
Moscow, Vozdvizhenka, 5/25
enfilade of the Main building
"the Ability to dream... is the first basis of the new architecture".
Yakov Chernikhov

international architectural charitable Foundation name of Iakov Chernikhov and the State Museum of architecture Schusev represent the exhibition "Yakov Chernikhov. Images of architecture". This is a unique time opportunity to see architectural-графические masterpieces of the author in such a significant amount.

Yakov Chernikhov (1889-1951) — architect, graphic and pedagogue, outstanding representative of architectural futurology Russia early Soviet period. Their best graphic compositions he combined the three books of architectural fantasies, published in Leningrad at the turn of 1920-30-х years. Unique in character and beauty, these publications brought him international fame and determined Chernikhov reputation as a brilliant composer of modern architecture.

Chernikhov Addiction to handmade graphic art was based on its belief that graphical literacy is not less important than writing. He was convinced that in the twentieth century graphics will be the main international language of civilization, over the decades predating his research the emergence of op-арта and computer graphics. Architectural graphics has become in its interpretation of a substantive field of architectural creativity. Composition Chernikhov, their architectonics, strict refinement, musicality today exert on the viewer a magnetic effect.

the exhibition presents the main stages of the architectural-графических masterpieces of Yakov Chernikhov: "Exprimatics", "Aristography", "Fundamentals of modern architecture", "Construction of architectural and machine forms", "Architectural fantasies. 101 composition and Palaces of communism", "Pantheons of the great Patriotic war" and "Architectural fairy tales". Along with graphics from the collections of the Museum of architecture archive-коллекции Fund them. Y. Chernikhov and private collections, the exhibition can be seen personal tools, lifetime editions of books, the installation "Desk of Yakov Chernikhov" and over thirty architectural models made by the Fund on the basis of his compositions. Including — layout of the cable plant to the water tower of the factory "Red nailer", built on his project in the years 1930-1931.

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