Exhibition of Futurism in Pushkin

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At the Museum of the Pushkin Fine Arts hosts international exhibition dedicated to the approaching 100-years anniversary of futurism.

Lily Palveleva - the correspondent of Radio Liberty
Dmitry Morozov - Senior
Irina Antonova - Director of the Museum of Fine Arts

Dmitry Morozov: The Museum of Fine Arts Pushkin - a significant event. It hosts international exhibition "Futurism - Radical Revolution. Italy - Russia." The project is dedicated to the approaching centennial of futurism. By Lily Palveleva.

Lily Palveleva: A rare feature for the current case - in futurism is the exact date of birth. Says director of the Italian Museum of Contemporary Art of Trento Gabriela Belli:

Gabriella Belli: This date, which is very important for all those interested in the world of futurism - is February 20, 1909. That day the magazine "Le Figaro" has its first manifesto, signed by Marinetti, who at that time had not yet presented himself as an artist, and often declared himself as a poet. Since that day, with this futuristic appearance of the first such action, we begin the countdown era futurism. But at that date, the most futuristic painting still can not say that it is already there. No. But this statement itself is very dramatic change of environment. It aroused great interest in Marinetti. And many artists, too many poets wanted to meet him, then wanted to feel the spirit of what he first presented in his manifesto.

Lily Palveleva: All of Europe has experienced interest in futurism. However, only in Italy and Russia, this interest was consistent. Just here arose futuristic associations. That this fact and determined the composition of works in the exhibition. Word of the Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Irina Antonova.

Irina Antonova: We are building an exhibition at the dialogue between Russia and Italy. In preparation for the exhibition and attended museums and private collections in countries such as Italy, Russia, Switzerland, the United States and Israel. The number of participants exceeds 30. Moreover, the exhibition was prepared in such a way that you can get an idea about the main characters and artists. Because, as a rule, such masters as Balla, Severini, Bochoni, Kara, Goncharova, Larionov, Burliuks, Rozanova represented a large number of works of art. But in the course of their lives, they expressed themselves, perhaps in some other way, but at some point, this is the climax, they just were artists belonging to the direction of Futurism.

Lily Palveleva: All the exhibition presents more than 300 works of art. Connoisseur will find differences in the Italian and Russian versions of futurism, but not so well prepared visitor pay attention to how the artists of both countries were inspired by technological progress. Sometimes coincidence is almost literally. Not only at one canvas "Train and plane" Natalia Goncharova details of two cars rushing superimposed on each other. The same motif can be found in the Italian papers, where the lines banked houses as rapidly as airplanes, but a man likened to a perfect mechanism.