Today, 14 November the opening of the exhibitions of El Lissitzky in the State Tretyakov gallery on the Crimean Shaft and in the Jewish Museum and tolerance center

14 Nov 2017 — 18 Feb 2018
New Tretyakov gallery, Krimsky Val, 10, halls 80-82
Jewish Museum and tolerance center, Obraztsova St., 11, p. 1A

the Exposure of this double exhibition was about 400 exhibits — painting, drawing, photography, typography, illustrations, posters, collages, manuscripts from the collections of Tretyakov state gallery, Kunstmuseum Basel, the Art gallery of Moritzburg (Halle, Germany), van abbemuseum (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Amsterdam Stedeleyk-музеума, the Pompidou Centre, the Azerbaijan national Museum of arts. Rustam Mustafayev (Baku), RGB, RGALI, the State Central theater Museum. A. A. Bakhrushin, the Museum of Israel (Jerusalem), State Museum of contemporary art (Thessaloniki), as well as from the collections of the Boris and Lisa Aronson and Sepherot Foundation. Exhibition curator T. Goryacheva. Design exhibition: E. Ass, K Ass, N. Korbut.

the Exhibition "El Lissitzky" — the first large-scale retrospective of the artist in Russia and a joint project of the State Tretyakov gallery and Jewish Museum and tolerance center. El Lissitzky — is one of the leading artists of the Russian and European avant-garde, largely determined the development of architecture and design of the XX century, the inventor of a new direction in art, which he called "fundamental" (Proun — Draft approval of the new). The exhibition reconstructs the creative path of the artist, introduces all of its stages and directions.

Early, "downgarding" period of creativity Lissitzky and work associated with its activity in Cultures-Лиге (Jewish cultural-общественной organization), presented at the Jewish Museum and tolerance centre. In addition, the exhibition includes graphic (including a poster of "the Wedge red beat white", provided by the Russian state library) and theatre work, as well as fundamental, photo collages, photo montages, manuscripts and documentary photography.

In the halls of the Tretyakov gallery exhibited around 200 works, among which the fundamental and architectural designs, sketches, projectsexhibition design photography from the collection of the state Tretyakov gallery. Here for the first time in Russia shows six scenic fundamental Lissitzky of the largest foreign collections (national museums there are no paintings by the artist). These works of Lissitzky created in Germany in the early 1920-х years, where he was sent to establish artistic contacts.

the Two parts of the exhibition will present Lissitzky as a universal artist — painter, book graphic, designer, architect, typographer and photographer.

Zelfira Tregulova, General Director of the State Tretyakov gallery: "El Lissitzky — is the major figure in the artistic culture of the twentieth century. His work is extremely popular in the West, unfortunately, not very well known in Russia. This exhibition provided the first opportunity to understand the domestic audience that made Lisicki, to see how he worked with the ideas of Malevich, whose student was at some point, created distinctive art direction and own artistic works. Lissitzky brought the ideas of Malevich in three-dimensional space, moving from a flat Suprematist compositions to three-dimensional structure. This is largely determined by the aesthetics of European and world architecture of the twentieth century. The role of the artist in the history of photography, poster and advertising, in the history of exhibition design is difficult to overestimate all that was done in these areas since the 1920-30-х years owes a great deal to Lissitzky. For the first time the modern viewer, you receive the opportunity to evaluate it and to think about the most important topic — of the relationship of the artist and authority — and to understand how it was possible, working in the system of public procurement to promote the most daring artistic ideas."

Alexander Boroda, General Director of the Jewish Museum and tolerance center: "For us as a young Museum is very important this joint project with the Tretyakov gallery. And not coincidentally the reason for our creative Union was the exhibition El Lissitzky. The theme of the avant-garde — is one of the key for our Museum, and El Lissitzky — is one of the main Russian and European avant-garde. A Jew by nationality, he was born in Russia and became famous all over the world.

Hope that you can visit both parts of the exposition. The exhibition covers all periods and aspects of creative ways Lissitzky. It was very interesting and for those who have been familiar with his work, and for those who just discover his name in the art".

Source: press-релиз the state Tretyakov gallery and Jewish Museum and tolerance center