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Aleksandr Rodchenko + Varvara Stepanova "Visions of Constructivism"
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
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Aleksandr Rodchenko, Varvara Stepanova
Members of the Russian avant-garde worked towards a revolution in the arts in the years around the Russian Revolution. Young artists sought to bring art into active engagement with society and to make it part of daily life, rejecting the confinement of the fruits of creative activity in the arts to a privileged few. Constructivism was the most prominent of those avant-garde movements, with Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891-1956) and his wife Varvara Stepanova (1894-1958) among its leading artists.
Rodchenko worked towards a revolution in painting and more: he also engaged in spatial constructions, architecture, the design of items for everyday use, and graphic design, including books, magazines, and posters. Rodchenko also photographed family, friends, and urban and other landscapes from bold angles, an approach that opened up new possibilities in photography. Stepanova applied her abilities in fields ranging from costume and fabric to typographical design. What did this talented pair focus on? What were their objectives? This exhibition addresses those questions through 170 works from the collections of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the Rodchenko and Stepanova Archives.
Rodchenko worked towards a revolution in painting and more: he also engaged in spatial constructions, architecture, the design of items for everyday use, and graphic design, including books, magazines, and posters. Rodchenko also photographed family, friends, and urban and other landscapes from bold angles, an approach that opened up new possibilities in photography. Stepanova applied her abilities in fields ranging from costume and fabric to typographical design. What did this talented pair focus on? What were their objectives? This exhibition addresses those questions through 170 works from the collections of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the Rodchenko and Stepanova Archives.
Schedule | Apr 24 (Sat) 2010-Jun 20 (Sun) 2010 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1100, College and University Students ¥880, Seniors ¥550, Elementary, Junior and Senior High School Students ¥550, Preschool-aged children Free | ||||||
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum https://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en/  | ||||||
| Location | 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071 | ||||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from exit 1 at Shirokanedai Station on the Toei Mita or Namboku line, 10 minute walk from the East exit of Meguro Station on the JR Yamanote line, 12 minute walk from the Main exit of Meguro Station on the Tokyu Meguro line. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||||
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