Close and Far
dal 17/6/2014 al 16/8/2014
Segnalato da
17/6/2014
Close and Far
Calvert 22, London
Russian Photography Now. A new generation of photographers and video artists explore identity and place in early 21st century Russia alongside the rediscovered works of Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky: Alexander Gronsky, Dimitri Venkov, Taus Makhacheva, Olya Ivanova and Max Sher.
Curated by Kate Bush
A new generation of photographers and video artists explore identity and place in early 21st century Russia alongside the rediscovered works of Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky, whose colour images of pre-revolutionary Russia are exhibited for the first time in the UK.
When Nicholas II, the last tsar, personally commissioned Prokudin-Gorsky, an early pioneer of colour photography, to document his vast empire he presided over the largest territory in the world. Today, Russia is still a land of dramatic extremes and diversity. Where Prokudin-Gorsky witnessed first-hand the effects of galloping colonisation and the early stirrings of industrialisation, today’s artists work in the aftermath of the empire’s collapse, grappling both with its past and future.
Close and Far showcases the work of Alexander Gronsky, Dimitri Venkov, Taus Makhacheva, Olya Ivanova and Max Sher.
Russia Visualised is a year-long presentation of visual arts and culture programming across London to celebrate the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014. Leading galleries and museums contributing a rich variety of exhibitions and events to the Russia Visualised programme include Calvert 22 Gallery, Tate Modern, The Photographers’ Gallery, the Science Museum, and the V&A.
Opening hours Saturday 21 June, 2014
This Saturday 21 June we will be supporting Spitalfields Music's Crowd Out event taking place on Arnold Circus. Calvert 22 Gallery will open before the performances of Crowd Out from 10am - 2.30pm serving free tea and coffee for all early birds wanting to visit the exhibition. The Gallery will then close for a private event but will open again from 6.15pm to 9pm.
As the grand finale to Spitalfields Music Summer Festival, 1000 people will give the London premiere performances of Crowd Out by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang on London's historic Arnold Circus, right next to Calvert 22 Gallery. For more information, visit spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/crowd-out
Image: Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky, Dinner during haymaking, Russian Empire 1909. Courtesy of Library of Congress, Washington
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Lesya Myata press[at]calvert22.org 0207 613 2264
Penny Sychrava PR pennysychrava[at]hotmail.com 07967 915339
Calvert 22 Gallery
22 Calvert Avenue, London, UK, E2 7JP
allery Opening Hours:
Wednesday - Sunday: 12pm - 6pm
Open until 9pm on the first Thursday of every month as part of First Thursdays
Entry to the gallery is FREE