Maxim Boxer Exhibitions & Auctions: Metaphysics in Russian Art

Erarta Galleries London, 8 Berkeley Street, Mayfair, London
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This event ended on Tuesday 25th of November 2014
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Erarta Galleries London, 8 Berkeley Street, Mayfair, London

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We are pleased to announce that Maxim Boxer returns to London for the second exhibition and auction celebrating contemporary and avant-garde Russian art with Metaphysics in Russian Art.

Showcasing some 50 works by modern and contemporary Russian artists, the exhibition will focus on the evolution of metaphysical thought behind art produced by Russian artists from the early twentieth century to the present day. Rather then sharing de Chirico, Carra and Morandi’s fascination with the magic of pure space, Russian artists focused on the objects. Eager to grasp the supreme existential meaning of the ordinary, they approached reality via ‘tangible vision’, enhancing speculation towards things with tactile contact with their form, volume, and texture.

The exhibition includes works by established masters of ‘unofficial art’ such as Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, whose post-war practice actualised the themes of magic life of an object and the glory of the everyday. It will also introduce a generation of artists from 1980s–1990s, who professed puritanical simplicity and integrity of expression in their art like Igor Makarevich and Nina Kotel. A final section will focus on young artists whose practice resists the virtual spatial-temporal shifts of reality today as they strive to assert their inalienable right for a personal, unparalleled view of the world and its ‘simple things’. With photographs by Vladislav Efimov, artist and teacher at the Rodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia in Moscow, as well as photographic works by his students.

EVENTS:
A program of public events will take place alongside the exhibition, with curators’ tours of the exhibition for collectors and art lovers, in Russian and English.

Tours: Friday 21 November, 3pm free tour in English and Monday 24 November, 3pm in Russian, these exhibition tours will be led by Professor Sergey Khachaturov,
a Russian art-critic, art theorist and curator, PhD in Art History, and professor of Lomonosov Moscow State University. He is a laureate of the Ministry of Culture Award, and a nominee of the "Innovation" State award in contemporary arts.

Talks: Saturday 22 November, 2.30pm, Vladislav Efimov will share his observations on the evolution of metaphysical thought in art and photography. He will be joined in conversation on Sunday 23 November, 2.30pm, by Dr Daniel Rubinstein, philosopher, the head of photography in Central Saint Martin’s and founding editor of the journal Philosophy of Photography. Note: both events will be conducted in Russian language.


AUCTION:
On 25 November, the last day of the exhibition, all the art works on display will be offered for sale at an auction. The public auction is intended to attract European and Russian buyers and European galleries and museums. With lots priced between £500-£10,000, affordability is key to the concept. To register email [email protected]

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