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GARAGE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Access Moscow
The Art Life of a City Revealed
Edited by Kate Fowle, Ruth Addison. Introduction by Kate Fowle. Text by Valentin Diaconov, Andrei Kovalev, Sasha Obukhova, Elena Selina, et al.
In 1986 the Soviet government created a statute enabling citizens to form associations and clubs for the first time since the 1920s. This gave rise to the first official organizations created by unofficial artists, as well as the beginning of a vibrant gallery scene. Run by artists, curators and cultural entrepreneurs, these spaces unleashed the creative energy that now characterizes early post-Soviet Russia. Access Moscow examines the key role the first independent galleries played in the emergence of Moscow’s art scene in the 1990s. Through historical texts from leading practitioners of the time, as well as new essays, the book provides a first-hand account of an art community in formation, accompanied by a chronology of key events that defined the era and a gallery-by-gallery list of important exhibitions.
FORMAT: Pbk, 8.25 x 11 in. / 384 pgs / 200 color / 100 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $47.5 ISBN: 9785905110603 PUBLISHER: Garage Museum of Contemporary Art AVAILABLE: 10/25/2016 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Published by Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. Edited by Kate Fowle, Ruth Addison. Introduction by Kate Fowle. Text by Valentin Diaconov, Andrei Kovalev, Sasha Obukhova, Elena Selina, et al.
In 1986 the Soviet government created a statute enabling citizens to form associations and clubs for the first time since the 1920s. This gave rise to the first official organizations created by unofficial artists, as well as the beginning of a vibrant gallery scene. Run by artists, curators and cultural entrepreneurs, these spaces unleashed the creative energy that now characterizes early post-Soviet Russia. Access Moscow examines the key role the first independent galleries played in the emergence of Moscow’s art scene in the 1990s. Through historical texts from leading practitioners of the time, as well as new essays, the book provides a first-hand account of an art community in formation, accompanied by a chronology of key events that defined the era and a gallery-by-gallery list of important exhibitions.
