The Russian Academy Of ArtsThe Russian Academy Of Arts07.06.2011
On June 7, 2011 in the Moscow Museum of Modern Art opened an exhibition “Masterpieces of the 20th Century” from the collection of the Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM). The exhibition has been organized within Russia-Spain Cross Culture Year 2011. The President of the Russian Academy of Arts, Director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Zurab Tsereteli took part in the press-conference on the opening of the exhibition.
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On June 6, 2011 the celebrated fashion designer Pierre Cardin came to Moscow to present the world premiere of his new collection in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight. Upon his arrival to the Russian capital Pierre Cardin, an Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, visited the Russian Academy of Arts where he had a friendly meeting with its President Zurab Tsereteli.
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On May 30, 2011 in Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow was unveiled a monument to the poet Joseph Brodsky, who had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The sculptor of the monument is the People’s Artist of Russia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts George Franfulyan. The architect is Sergey Skuratov. The sculptural composition depicts the figure of the poet standing in the center of the granite base between two groups of people.
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On May 31, 2011 in the White Hall of the Russian Academy of Arts, 21 Prechistenka street, was held the 7th annual award ceremony for Yury Orekhov Prizes in the field of sculpture. The Prize was set up in 2005 by the “Creative Legacy of Academician Yury Orekhov” Museum and the “Sculptor” Foundation for Support to Russian Sculptors under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Arts to foster young talented sculptors.
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At the session of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts on May 24, 2011 the highest award of the Russian Academy of Arts – the Golden Cross for Services to Art was presented to the President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR and the Russian Federation Zurab Tsereteli; Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Gennady Pravotorov; Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of North Ossetia and People’s Artist of South Ossetia Ushang Kozaev.
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The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated the People’s Artist of Russia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts Gennady Pravotorov on his 70th anniversary.
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Within the framework of Russia-Italy Cross Culture Year, the Russian Academy of Arts invites you to attend a commemoration meeting in honor of the 500th birth anniversary of Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), the Italian painter, architect and art historian of the Mannerism time, that will take place in the White Hall of the Russian Academy of Arts, 21 Prechistenka street, on May 19, at 2 P.M.
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On May 17, 2011at the session of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts attended by guests of honor – N.S. Koroleva, daughter of the Designer General Sergey Korolev and Alexey Leonov, spaceman, the first human to conduct a space walk, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts - there was an award ceremony for winners of the “Man and Space” International Competition organized by the Russian Academy of Arts in honor of the first manned space flight of Yury Gagarin.
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Zurab Tsereteli opens his solo show of small plastic art and enamels in the Constantine Palace in Strelna near St. Petersburg.
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At the award ceremony on May 13, 2011 the President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli presented the regalia of an Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts to the eminent statesman, Great Chancellor of the French National Order of the Legion of Honor Jean-Louis Georgelin and Her Royal Highness Princess of Orleans Chantal de France for the promotion of humanitarian cooperation and strengthening of cultural ties between Russia and France.
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The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated the People’s Artist of Russia, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts Ivan Lubennikov on his 60th anniversary.
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On Saturday, April 14, 2011 Tsereteli Art Gallery invites you to attend a “Night at the Museum” concert program that starts at 7 pm. Admission free. The program includes:
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The Department of Art History and Art Criticism of the Russian Academy of Arts invites you to attend “The Genome of Contemporary Art” panel discussion that will take place on April 28, 2011 in the White Hall of the Russian Academy of Arts, 21 Prechistenka street, Moscow.
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The Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, 17 University Embankment, St. Petersburg, invites you to attend the opening of a show of paintings by the French artist Phillip Roman (1927-1999) and a panel discussion “Parallel History of Modern Art in Europe” to be led by the Member of the Academie Francaise Jean Clair and teacher of the Institute of Literary Studies of the College de France Odyllia Bombarde, that will take place on April 22, 2011 at 2 pm.
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight, at the request of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka, the President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR and the Russian Federation Zurab Tsereteli has created a monument to Yury Gagarin. The bronze bust, 1.0m x 89cm x 70cm, will soon be delivered and installed in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
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The 15th “Wave of Fantasy” competition of children’s art will take place in Sochi from May till September 2011. The participants are young artists at the age of 4 – 17 from 50 Russian regions and other countries: Bulgaria, India, Rumania, Belorus, Slovenia, Ukraine. The Chairman of the International Jury is Valery Maloletkov, the People’s Artist of Russia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Professor of S. Stroganov Moscow State University of Industrial and Applied Arts.
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Within the framework of the visit of the President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli to Puerto Rico there was a presentation of the joint project “Park of the New World”. The landscape complex is a part of a major art project “How Europe Discovered America” commemorating the 500th anniversary of the historical sail of Christopher Columbus to the shores of America.
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The presentation of the collective monograph “Artistic Aura: Origins, Perception, Mythology” will take place in the White Hall of the Russian Academy of Arts, 21 Prechistenka street, at 2 pm. The monograph is the first experience in the study of the phenomenon of artistic aura in the world science.
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The Zvenigorod State History, Architecture and Art Museum presents a solo show of works by the President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR and the Russian Federation, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Zurab Tsereteli. On display in the Tsarina’s Chambers of the Savvin-Storozhevsky Monastery are the artist’s works on the Biblical topics.
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On March 30, 2011 at 7 pm Tsereteli Art Gallery will present exhibition projects organized within the framework of the 7th Moscow International Festival “Fashion and Style in Photography 2011”.
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