Russia in Europe
As Liden & Denz students, maybe you are going back home soon, or maybe you haven’t left to Russia yet. In whichever situation you might be, it might be interesting for you to know of a few events taking place in London, Paris and Amsterdam in the next couple of weeks.
- Art and social comments at London’s GRAD
“From a brick sculpture that recalls the recently redrawn map of the Ukraine to footage of young Moscovites filmed on a mobile phone”, this new exhibition called “Borderlands”, that will take place at GRAD (Gallery for Russian Arts and Design) will be displaying the work of contemporary Russian and Ukrainian artists. These artists express their views on the political and social situations in their home countries. “Named after marginal territories that overlap with imprecision, the exhibition addresses the contemporary shift of borders between art and action, art and activism, art and life.”
GRAD’s website: http://www.grad-london.com/whatson/
- Russian art collections in Paris
The exhibition “Les Chefs d’une Passion”, organized by Louis Vuitton Foundation, will be displaying Russian collections, including the famous painting by Henri Matisse, “The Dance”, which will be there until July 6th. This event resulted from the cooperation of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and the State Russian Museum with the State Hermitage Museum.
Hermitage Museum’s website: Russia in Europe Maybe you are going back home soon, or maybe you haven’t left yet. In whichever situation you might be, it might be interesting for you to know of a few events taking place in London, Paris and Amsterdam in the next couple of weeks.
1. Art and social comment at London’s GRAD. “From a brick sculpture that recalls the recently redrawn map of the Ukraine to footage of young Moscovites filmed on a mobile phone”, this new exhibition called “Borderlands”, that will take place at GRAD (Gallery for Russian Arts and Design) will be displaying the work of contemporary Russian and Ukrainian artists. These artists express their views on the political and social situations in their home countries. “Named after marginal territories that overlap with imprecision, the exhibition addresses the contemporary shift of borders between art and action, art and activism, art and life.” http://www.grad-london.com/whatson/
2. Russian art collections in Paris The exhibition “Les Chefs d’une Passion”, organized by Louis Vuitton Foundation, will be displaying Russian collections, including the famous painting by Henri Matisse, “The Dance”, which will be there until July 6th. This event resulted from the cooperation of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and the State Russian Museum with the State Hermitage Museum. http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/news/news-item/news/2015/11_2_991
3. Maestro Valery Gergiev in the Netherlands The Artistic & General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, and incredible conductor, Valery Gergiev, has conducted the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Netherlands for three days from April 2nd-4th as part of the program “A Musical Firework with Valery Gergiev and Leonidas Kavakos”. Gergiev directed the orchestra in a few excerpts from Wagner’s operas, while Kavakos performed the Violin Concerto that Shostakovich composed while Stalin was still alive. In case you missed it, don’t worry! Gergiev will also be conducting another concert together with Nikolaj Znaider on May 19th and 20th. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will be performing Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony, while Nikolaj Znaider will be featured as soloist in the Beethoven Violin Concert.
- Maestro Valery Gergiev in the Netherlands
The Artistic & General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, and incredible conductor, Valery Gergiev, has conducted the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Netherlands for three days from April 2nd-4th as part of the program “A Musical Firework with Valery Gergiev and Leonidas Kavakos”. Gergiev directed the orchestra in a few excerpts from Wagner’s operas, while Kavakos performed the Violin Concerto that Shostakovich composed while Stalin was still alive. In case you missed it, don’t worry! Gergiev will also be conducting another concert together with Nikolaj Znaider on May 19th and 20th. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will be performing Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony, while Nikolaj Znaider will be featured as soloist in the Beethoven Violin Concert.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s website: http://www.concertgebouworkest.nl/en/
