Oscar Rabin. The graphics in MAMM

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in the Multimedia Art Museum will host an exhibition on July 19 graphics Rabin, one of the leaders of the Soviet nonconformist movement.

The exhibition marks the 85th anniversary of the artist.

The exposition will feature the works of the early period of the artist, covering the period from 1954 to 1966, when he was experimenting in the spirit of "Russian pop art." It was in the 1950s and 60s Rabin forms a circle of subjects that interest him, and develops a recognizable artistic language.

Part of the exhibition are 41 graphic works from the collector Alexander Kronik. He collected the non-conformists, the representatives of the "second avant-garde", including works by Anatoly Zverev and Vladimir Yakvoleva. Exhibited in MAMM works will be accompanied by comments Kronik recorded the words of Rabin.

In addition, the exhibition will display four easel paintings from the collection of Rabin Tsukanov Family Foundation, dedicated to the "Lianozovo the universe." House Rabin Lianozovo, where he was born, was one of the centers of the informal culture.

Most of the works presented in MAMM, will be on display to the public for the first time. The exhibition runs until September 8.

Oscar Rabin was born in Moscow in 1928, he studied at the Academy of Arts in Riga, then in the Surikov Institute, from which he was expelled for "formalism". The first solo exhibition was held in 1965 in London. As one of the leaders of the underground art hounded him in the Soviet press, in 1978, deprived of citizenship. Rabin lives in Paris.
1. Self-portrait with fish and vinegar essence. 1965. Paper, pen, ink and watercolor. Collection of Alexander Kronik, Moscow.
2. The base number 30. Moscow night landscape. 1968. Paper, felt-tip pen. Collection of Alexander Kronik, Moscow.
3. Still-life with the Moscow vodka and candle. 1965. Paper, pen and watercolor. Collection of Alexander Kronik, Moscow
4. Check it out! 1965. Paper, pen and watercolor. Collection of Alexander Kronik, Moscow.
5. Ragged rug with a portrait of Stalin. 1965. Paper, pen and watercolor. Collection of Alexander Kronik, Moscow.
6. Moscow. Pipe area. 1961. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Alexander Kronik, Moscow.