Spiritual Combat

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September 20 at 18:00 in room Gelman Gallery at 4 Syromyatnicheskiy lane on one page 9, pavilion № 23 will open the exhibition Eugene Maltseva « Spiritual Combat » with the support of promoting national reconciliation" Russia for All ».

Idea: Victor Bondarenko

icon has always been a visible embodiment of the Christian doctrine. Changing era - updated images. However, for most of the XX century Russian icon painting - for obvious reasons - there is nothing new. Was even thought that the highest values ​​of the New Testament are museums monuments, rigid rituals, ethnographic archaic. Why and where to develop Christian art, if the best has already taken place in the past? His new project, we say, is an illusion. In Christian art has a future, if only because the icons of the past is not ideally the sacred tenets. Also, if the ecclesiastical art ceases to be relevant, it loses contact with the wealth of experience that has been accumulated in the past. To prevent this spiritual disaster, the largest collector of icons Victor Bondarenko and artist Eugene Maltsev, decided to create a live, is in the spirit of the time, the images of Christianity, the Holy Trinity, the Saviour, the Virgin, the characters of the Apocalypse ... They accumulated the ideas and concepts that were broadcast Orthodox icons for centuries. However, this is not only a sequel, but the disclosure of the content, which has never received visual expression. We want to bring back the spirit of creativity in the field of sacred art. Creating actual icons in accordance with the dogmatic teaching of the Church, we show that Christian art can not be reduced to copying monuments of the past and can develop infinitely.


The icon must be freed from the old "loop", which carries the vestiges of the slave system, feudalism, despotism, patriarchy, bigotry, ignorance, oppression of the individual. That is why the starting point adopted by the participating images feminist group Pussy Riot, which became a symbol of the struggle for spiritual freedom, for a living religious feeling against all attempts to usurp him, hiding behind "traditional religions", "public morals", "spiritual foundations of statehood" and similar simulacra. The project is the opening of spiritual warfare dictum of St. Paul: "... we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principles, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12). This new image of Christianity, which came in the XXI century and is still a revolutionary ideology.


Roman Bagdasarov

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September 20 Winery presents "Spiritual Combat". This is a joint project of the collector of ancient paintings of Victor Bondarenko and young artist Eugene Maltsev. They do not hide the fact that their action inspired punk band Pussy Riot at Christ the Savior Cathedral. The New Times understood it - "new icons" antiikony or paintings of modern masters, just use the sacred images.

Russian Orthodox priest Father NN *:
"His works look Contrary to religious tradition, denying it - and familiar aesthetics, and Christian ethics. No explanation of this painting is seen as antiikona, icon demonic. That's right, I suppose, it will be regarded outside of gallery space - the "negative" technological methods of the artist rather straightforward: the icon board, known iconographical subjects, but written in a "negative" light. To say that the painting Maltseva - is an icon, "new icon", can only with the necessary qualifications. Even if we agree that there is one in the paintings of the essential features of the icon - the phenomenon of the highest means of the earth (a "negative" search for evangelical ethics), this does not mean that before this "new icon" you can pray. Here his word to say time and assume that it is not on the side of the artist. Too local, in many ways, I feel inspired Maltsev story Pussy Riot. Even despite the fact that this story reveals the global eruption humdrum religiosity. This painting ideologically closer to the actual poster, with all its pathos, just search for truth, rather than the icon, in addition to reflecting the truth even eternity. "

*NN decided not to sign his real name comment, citing The New Times: «Such time now, especially after the transfer of Arkady Mamontov" provocateurs-2 "on the channel" Russia 1 ».

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September 20 Winery presents "Spiritual Combat". This is a joint project of the collector of ancient paintings of Victor Bondarenko and young artist Eugene Maltsev. They do not hide the fact that their action inspired punk band Pussy Riot at Christ the Savior Cathedral. The New Times understood it - "new icons" antiikony or paintings of modern masters, just use the sacred images.

Russian Orthodox priest Father NN *:
"His works look Contrary to religious tradition, denying it - and familiar aesthetics, and Christian ethics. No explanation of this painting is seen as antiikona, icon demonic. That's right, I suppose, it will be regarded outside of gallery space - the "negative" technological methods of the artist rather straightforward: the icon board, known iconographical subjects, but written in a "negative" light. To say that the painting Maltseva - is an icon, "new icon", can only with the necessary qualifications. Even if we agree that there is one in the paintings of the essential features of the icon - the phenomenon of the highest means of the earth (a "negative" search for evangelical ethics), this does not mean that before this "new icon" you can pray. Here his word to say time and assume that it is not on the side of the artist. Too local, in many ways, I feel inspired Maltsev story Pussy Riot. Even despite the fact that this story reveals the global eruption humdrum religiosity. This painting ideologically closer to the actual poster, with all its pathos, just search for truth, rather than the icon, in addition to reflecting the truth even eternity. "

*NN decided not to sign his real name comment, citing The New Times: «Such time now, especially after the transfer of Arkady Mamontov" provocateurs-2 "on the channel" Russia 1 ».

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September 20 Winery presents " Spiritual Combat ". This is a joint project of the collector of ancient paintings of Victor Bondarenko and young artist Eugene Maltsev. They do not hide the fact that their action inspired punk band Pussy Riot in

Scale it helps someone .... This is a plus for has already taken place in America concert survivors Pussy (with political coloring ) ...
Now taken for something not to be subjected hitherto questioned ... Icon, you see, is not so ...
Bagdasarova right idea (but demagogically used) ... that this heritage should be comprehended by artists such as ... It is interpreted , but did not fall so far for large exhibitions and there is no interest in what is done to the workshops in this area , but here, "Oh , mama, what passage" - now we Pussy spiritual leader ...

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Сообщение от K-Maler

now we Pussy spiritual leader ...

Why is that?

Everyone chooses his own "spiritual leaders."


And an interesting exhibition.

By the way, this is one of the few shows on this topic, compared with the thousands of shows landscapes, such as the "green grass, the blue sky."

[K-Maler]

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And an interesting exhibition .
By the way , this is one of the few shows on this topic , compared with the thousands of shows landscapes , such as the " green grass , the blue sky ".

The exhibition is not entirely correct to compare with anything else , it takes away from the direct understanding of what you see before you.
What does that make somewhere other artists ?
In this case - a political foray ... If not, then the artist must itself from itself to participate in larger events and it would be good , especially in the framework of the concept stated Roman Bagdasarov .

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"green grass, the blue sky".

What's wrong with the "green grass" and "blue sky"?
Are you against it?

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To avoid this spiritual disaster , a major collector of icons Victor Bondarenko and artist Eugene Maltsev, decided to create a live, is in the spirit of the time , the images

That's it ... All new - is well forgotten old ...
I remember that in the spring of 2010, " the largest" collector of icons Bondarenko announced the project of creating a "new Russian icon ", but the idea was more serious : the artists project was named Chubarov (I'm not kidding).
I admit, I shudder to expect these "new icons" sponsored Bondarenko, and thank God, yet they had not waited. Whether the money is not enough for Bondarenko Chubarov , or Canon still prevailed ... in iconography.

Well here is some young talent that could be sensitive to the implosion of the largest collector ... A holy place , as they say, is never empty.

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Back in 2004, the Tretyakov Gallery on the Crimean project was an exhibition of Victor Bondarenko «Deisis /Imminence » ( Victor Bondarenko, Konstantin Khudyakov Roman Bagdasarov ) .
The event was significant : the psychological portraits of characters reconstruction of pre-Christian and Christian stories created with computer graphics. In the upper part of the installation - the precursor of Christianity - the patriarchs , prophets , philosophers. In the center - the image of Christ, and at the bottom - the image of Our Lady, St. John the Baptist , the Apostles Peter and Paul and other Christian saints - only 25 portraits.

This exhibition is then visited many cities of Russia.

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I do not get you what kind of " serious" event at Bondarenko writing : about a Gelman ( now) or about the exhibition at the CHA (in 2004 )? Or is the whole issue - it's just another thread ... internetinformatsii

Then what to discuss? Radio Radonezh will not listen , we will listen to Internet news in the performance Cyril Syzran.

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The police thwarted an attempt Orthodox activists get to the exhibition in defense Pussy Riot:

The police detained several Orthodox activists who tried to get to the exhibition "Spiritual Combat", which opened today at the "Winery". Several times in the crowd were tied fights. According to civil society activist Oleg Vasiliev, the Orthodox had resisted arrest and fought with police.

18:18 Cossacks and young men in T-shirts with crosses grappled hands and blocked the door, blocking the entrance so willing to go to the exhibition. The police and riot police did not give the Orthodox activists go inside. However, they did not disperse and chanting, "Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Amen. "

18:40 By the Cossacks joined moderator on NTV "Ray of Light" Svetlana Kuritsina, known more as a light from Ivanovo. According to the activist Timur Horev, she showed her a cross and Orthodox activists said it to them.

According to the correspondent of Radio "Kommersant FM» Uliana Malashenko Orthodox activists sing songs about God with a guitar, ignored police requests to disperse. At the entrance there are still activists.

"Orthodox activist says police tried to undress" - wrote in his Twitter Malashenko.

By 18:50 the "Winery" arrived a few wagons.

18:57 blocked the entrances to the gallery at the entrance. Those who wish to get to the exhibition have complained.

19:03 Orthodox young men tore a poster exhibition at the door. Dimitri Enteo going to burn it, but was detained by riot police.

19:13 Many Orthodox activists begin to diverge.

19:22 Russian Orthodox priest Roman Zaitsev going to consecrate a few "icons". First he asked hang cloth image "Antichrist."

19: 35 Total police arrested ten Orthodox activists. Law enforcement officials told "Interfax" that they will be delivered to the police department "for preventive conversation».