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The nonconformism that sprouted in the cracks was possessed with the dissenting spirit of protest art, embodying the opposition to the Soviet regime. The sea change in Russian modern art at the ...

The Kremlin might not be a fan of contemporary art, but just across the Red Square, Cosmoscow fights for young art in a big way. The Gostiny Dvor, a grand exhibition hall, houses the fair for the ...

Her project, “Space Emblem for G.B.” (2016), makes reference to the Russian architect Galina ... perspectives on everything from art history to contemporary art. We spotlight artist-led ...

contemporary art has been in Moscow's sights since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The Russian authorities are increasingly interfering with the programs of the country's museums and art ...

Nadya Tolokonnikova, the co-founder of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot, is back in a prison cell — but this time, she ...

AES+F is a group of Russian contemporary artists made up of Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky, and Vladimir Fridkes. Their photographs, animations, and videos collage together ...

Nadya Tolokonnikova calls the two-week residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art her first durational performance ...

But those claims have never been proven. The Breus Foundation's Kandinsky Prize is meanwhile aimed at promoting Russian contemporary artists. Its selection of ultranationalist Aleksei Belyayev ...