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Indepth Arts News:
"Art Constitution: The Illustrated Constitution of the Russian"
2004-04-21 until 2004-05-07
Harriman Institute, Columbia University
New York, NY,
USA United States of America
The Kolodzei Art Foundation, Inc., The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, The
Harriman Institute, The World Russian Forum and The New York Public Library
present Art Constitution: The Illustrated Constitution of the Russian
Federation, a new book published in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of
the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Art Constitution: The Illustrated Constitution of the Russian Federation is
a collaborative project reflecting the individuality of more than 100
artists of different generations.
The project, composed entirely of works
from the last 10 years (the period when this Constitution has been in
effect), allows us to trace the evolution and to see the complete spectrum
of contemporary Russian art through the illustration of each of the
Constitution's 137 articles. The Art Constitution brings together artists
who began their careers during Khrushchev's "Thaw" and others who first
distinguished themselves in the post-Soviet period, all of whom now enjoy
the opportunities and challenges of artistic freedom in the new Russia. The
book's 137 illustrations represent virtually all the artistic trends and
movements of the second half of the 20th century. The project was organized
by Ivan Kolesnikov, Sergei Denisov, and Petr Vois, with support from the
Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Kolodzei Art Foundation, Inc., and S‚Art
Gallery.
The Art Constitution Project features the exhibition of 30 posters from the
Art Constitution: The Illustrated Constitution of the Russian Federation,
book presentation, and lectures by the project's organizers.
A limited number of copies of Art Constitution: The Illustrated Constitution
of the Russian Federation will be available for ordering at a discount of
$50 (the regular price is $195, the reduced price is $145 each). Editors:
Sergey Denisov, Ivan Kolesnikov, Peter Voice with essays by Zurab Tsereteli,
Natalia Kolodzei, Ekaterina Degot, and Irina Kulik. Moscow: Alpha-Press,
2003, in collaboration with the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Kolodzei
Art Foundation, Inc. (in Russian and English). 353 pages,137 color
illustrations, hard cover, 2000 copies.
The Kolodzei Art Foundation (KAFI) promotes the contemporary art of Russia
and the former Soviet Union. KAFI, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, has
since 1991 arranged art exhibitions in museums, universities and cultural
centers throughout the United States, Russia and Europe. Its Board of
Directors includes distinguished business, diplomatic, and cultural figures
important in US-European-Russian relations. KAFI also arranges
Russian-American cultural exchanges, provides art supplies to artists in
Russia and the former Soviet Union, and grants financial stipends to artists
for the purpose of studying and working in the United States. For further
information, visit www.KolodzeiArt.org.
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University was founded in 1946 as the
Russian Institute. It was renamed in 1982 for Ambassador W. Averell Harriman
and his wife, Ambassador Pamela C. Harriman, in grateful recognition of
their generous endowment of the Institute. The Harriman Institute's devote
its work to the advancement of scholarly knowledge and public understanding
of the political, intellectual, economic, social, and cultural life of
Russia, the former Soviet Republics, East Central Europe and the Balkans. In
addition to preparing Columbia graduate students for professional and
scholarly careers, the Institute promotes advanced research and publicly
disseminates information, analysis, and opinion generated by its faculty,
fellows, students, and other affiliated scholars. The Institute sponsors
conferences, lectures, and other events for the University community, the
private sector, media, policymakers, secondary school educators, alumni, and
other constituencies. For further information, visit
www.harriman.columbia.edu.
The World Russian Forum Annual event on Capitol Hill to promote US ˆ Russian
cooperation in business, science, education and culture. For further
information, visit http://russiahouse.org/wrf
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