Exhibition 'Jewelry Art of Buryatia'
Where: Moscow, State Museum of the Orient
When: from August 11 to October 22, 2023
Photo: Alexander Dvoryankin
The exhibition is timed to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Buryatia and presents more than three hundred exhibits: traditional Buryat jewelry, national costumes, paintings and drawings, household items, old photographs and documents. Some of these items are being exhibited for the first time. The display includes both pre-revolutionary and Soviet jewelry, which reflected the owners' social status and the worldview of the Buryat people. In the exquisite silver and coral pieces one can trace an archaic cult of the Buryats and the influence of Chinese symbolism. The status of jewelers in Buryatia was high — they were respected on a par with shamans.
Exhibition 'Patchwork Mosaic'
Where: Moscow, All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art
When: from August 18 to September 17, 2023, ticket prices from 400 rubles
Author: Babashova Nina Evgenyevna, Ivanovo. Panel 'Province', 2022
The traveling exhibition presents unique textile works created by laureates and diploma winners of the prestigious 'Art of Contemporary Sewing – 2023' competition. The display features 83 of the best competition pieces: quilts, panels, curtains and spatial compositions. All these works are executed in various techniques, including 'origami', 'geometric ornament', 'crazy patchwork', 'appliqué' and many others. Among the works, the panel 'Province', made from Ivanovo cotton fabrics of the 20th–early 21st centuries, and the triptych by Alexandra Yelkhina titled 'Two Suns' stand out in particular. Also on display is the collective project 'Tales of Russian Izrazets', executed in the genre of volumetric and raised appliqué, using burlap weaving and hand embroidery.
Exhibition 'Alexander Rodchenko and His Circle'
Where: Saratov, Radishchev Art Museum, Saratov State Art Museum named after A. N. Radishchev
When: from August 13 to November 19, 2023, ticket prices from 250 rubles
Author: Varvara Stepanova. 'Rider', 1920
The exhibition features works by Alexander Rodchenko — an outstanding photographer, a pioneer of design and a leading representative of Constructivism. The display covers a vivid period in the master's life devoted to creating new object forms and founding the national school of design. Visitors will be able to explore the artist's diverse output: photographs, archival prints, graphic and painted works, as well as three-dimensional compositions in the genre of abstraction.
Exhibition 'Domestic Alternative Film Poster'
Where: Moscow, Russian State Library
When: from August 25 to October 20, 2023, free admission
The Russian State Library has opened an exhibition dedicated to alternative film-poster art. The display features works created by contemporary artists inspired by philosophical and distinctive works of cinema and animation. The choice of unpopular films gave the artists complete creative freedom and the opportunity to experiment with means of artistic expression. Some works are executed in rare techniques such as screen printing, risography and letterpress. The main mission of the exhibition is to popularize alternative poster art and move away from the conventions of traditional commercial style.
Exhibition 'Monastic Culture and Daily Life'
Where: Vologda Oblast, Kirillov, Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve
When: from August 16 to September 30, 2023, ticket prices from 650 rubles
The exhibition 'The Monastic Cell' takes place within the walls of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, a cultural heritage site of the Russian Federation. The interior of the cell was reconstructed based on information obtained from monastery descriptions and household documents. In addition to the exhibition, visitors can see the Assumption Cathedral (built in 1497), view the Royal Doors and part of the icons from the iconostasis of the Church of Epiphanius of Cyprus (17th century), icons from the Church of the Transfiguration (16th century), as well as examples of solid bas-relief carving from the 16th to the early 17th centuries.
