In Moscow opens an exhibition of photographs Vivian Del Rio and Vasily Popov of the city, which everyone called the pearl of the Black Sea.
March 26 Gallery International University in the capital starts Picture exhibit graphic artist Vivian Del Rio and the masters of art and reportage photography Vasily Popov "That is Odessa. In his works, the authors show the modern Odessa in all its diversity, beyond existing literary representations of the city. Photos of Del Rio and Popov create a harmonious image of the colorful city with its absurd and a sense of humor and sadness, the commonplace and exotic, beauty and ugliness.
We often hear that "Odessa is not the same." But the city exists, it is alive, he collapses and built simultaneously. It is very different, and each has his own. Odessa (Odessites uttered a soft "e" and Muscovites through courtly "e") lives in the hearts of even those who have never been there. Odessa - a Babel and cliffs, Kataev, and Eisenstein. Her faded into the blinding sun flashed free sewing stitch uneven history of Russian post-revolutionary culture. She captured a tender captured moviegoers and bookworms, lovers of art and theater. Do not forget, however, and amateur singing, eating and drinking! How privileged can roll round sea pebbles names: Moldavanka, Langeron, Privoz, French Boulevard ... Even when the whole country lived in a gray cloth frightened, Odessa is not shy of his voice: noisy, with a specific accent, but - his. It is not Russian, not Jewish, not Ukrainian - it is universal and a little French. Vivian Del Rio and Vasily Popov brought from this city its Odessa. That no one, even in Odessa. It is useless to look for her there, running around the streets - it's all here. That is Odessa!
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