Here is some photographic imagination, or, if you want, "speculation" on "The Golden Calf," a photographic chronicle of the country. Do join us in an easy assumption, do a simple thought experiment: Ostap Bender and K + only that here there were or could be ...

Heroes of the novel, plot reversals, or referred to events had their prototypes and primary sources. This apparent "health" a fact revealed to us the true "gold mine". We compared the text and context Ilf-Petrine era and tried to submit photos of domestic classic 30's as a documentary pictures of the Golden Calf.

The exhibition presented a galaxy of classics: Alexander Grinberg, Emmanuel EVZERIHIN, Anatoly Yegorov, Boris Ignatovich, George Lipskerov, Mark Markov-Grinberg, Mikhail Prekhner, Max Prekhner, George Petrus, Victor RUYKOVICH, Alexander Ustinov, Eugene Chaldea, Ivan Shagin Arkady Shaikhet .

I must say that the photos and photographers that, in many respects a remarkable time lucky.
By the charm of a past age inevitably mingled with nostalgia. People, things, machines, urban landscapes look, there is little to say otherwise, they now seem to us much more romantic, "photogenic" modern "counterparts. Add to this a genuine enthusiasm of pioneers, trailblazers. "Creation of the masses" then it was completely sincere, and both internally - everything was new. Therefore, the modern "golden calf" chronicle seems to us incredible seasonally. Fast moving consumer goods and unification in the clothes and thoughts in its infancy. It is not entirely eroded the inertia of the elements of the free NEP. Looking at the faces of people of the "era of optimism, we are impressed with their authenticity, naive immediacy and openness. So said, so moved, so really look Femina, accountants, engineers, executives or "captains of private capital. Apology of the poor and the persecuted pedestrian is now a sad smile. Look at the streets of Moscow 30-ies - is a paradise for pedestrians and motorists.

A technique! Looking at it in old photographs, we can not but admire. Technique was the embodiment of engineering genius and simplicity, "visibility" of mechanics. From cars to Singer binders - a few easy movements wrench. Any thing is currently in its immediate scope, cause and effect relationship is extremely visualized. Never since the time the planes and cars will no longer be so attractive as the beautiful Spanish-Suez or ANT-20 bis - Committed and unsurpassed masterpieces of engineering genius.

In a note received from the audience with a question from a skeptical "experts" photos: "And what do you have another spiritual father to all his famous masterpieces? It would be something new "- answer" quickly, witty and characteristic for us. " First, not all yet known, and secondly, comrade, you did not try the same thing loud and prinarodno say somewhere in the Tretyakov Gallery, for example, a picture of "Ivan the Terrible kills his son"? ( "To kill such experts must be").

Commissioner exhibition
Viktor Molchanov

P.S. Now in the best houses in Europe to give the gold strainers is mauvais ton. Instead, picture as a gift more and more into fashion. Increasingly, ladies and gentlemen, without a good picture of the guests do not go.

With money to give up easily, without moaning!