Don Quixote

Tears and Smiles in the Graphics of Igor Smirnov

Anton Ainutdinov

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Magazine issue: 
#4 2019 (65)

The acclaimed artist-caricaturist Igor Smirnov marked his 75th birthday this year with an exhibition that ran through July 2019 at the Russian Academy of Arts. Titled “This Is Us!”, the show brought together some 80 of his caricatures and graphic works, including pieces drawn from his renowned series “All About Don Quixote” and his recent “Ship 1” and “Ship 2”.

Tears and Smiles in the Graphics of Igor Smirnov

The acclaimed artist-caricaturist Igor Smirnov marked his 75th birthday this year with an exhibition that ran through July 2019 at the Russian Academy of Arts. Titled “This Is Us!”, the show brought together some 80 of his caricatures and graphic works, including pieces drawn from his renowned series “All About Don Quixote” and his recent “Ship 1” and “Ship 2”.

GELY KORZHEV: I HAVE THE RIGHT

Anna Dyakonitsyna

Article: 
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Magazine issue: 
#3 2016 (52)

The retrospective of Gely Korzhev (1925-2012) at the Tretyakov Gallery is one of the most eagerly awaited shows in recent years. In today’s Russia, Korzhev’s art sounds a poignant and vital note. In a class of its own, his work was never fully understood by his contemporaries, just as it has yet to be fully appreciated by subsequent generations. His paintings, however, can provide an invaluable key to understanding the history of post-war Russian art, locating it within the broader context of world art of the second half of the 20th century

GELY KORZHEV: I HAVE THE RIGHT
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