A Revolution in Pictures
A Revolution in Pictures
November 25, 2017
Yevgeny Khaldei, Soviet soldiers raising the red flag over the Reichstag, May 1945, The David King Collection at Tate
The October Revolution brought a surge of innovation to Russian art and graphic design. In the years after 1917, when Russia became the Soviet Union, these early experiments and diverse approaches gave rise to an entirely new visual culture. The Tate Modern in London, one of the world’s leading museums for modern and contemporary art, explores this topic in a comprehensive exhibition.
Red Star Over Russia is dedicated to the works of Russian and Soviet artists, spanning from the first revolution in 1905 to Stalin’s death in 1953. The show comprises rarely-seen propaganda posters, photographs and prints from the David King Collection (now owned by Tate Modern). Among the exhibits are works by El Lissitzky, Gustav Klutsis, Dmitri Moor, Alexander Deineka, Nina Vatolina and Jewgeni Khaldei.
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Yevgeny Khaldei, Soviet soldiers raising the red flag over the Reichstag, May 1945, The David King Collection at Tate
Gustav Klutsis, Moscow All-Union Olympiad (Spartakiada), 1928
The David King Collection at Tate
El Lissitzy, Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, 1920
The David King Collection at Tate
Valentina Kulagina, Soviet Union Art Exhibition (Kunst Ausstellung der Sowjetunion, Kunstsalon Wolfsberg), Zürich 1931, Ne boltai! Collection