Modern Art Venue Opened in Moscow

A new modern art venue has been opened in Moscow in September 2008. It is called the Garage and is literally an old Bus garage which has been renovated and bought by the Russian billionaire, Abram Abramovich as prohect managed by his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova. However it is not simply an old garage for buses … Continue reading Modern Art Venue Opened in Moscow

Architecture and the Russian Avant-garde

Architecture and the Russian Avant-garde The second film in the series "The Russian Avant-garde" grew out of the first in that Rodchenko phot0graphed many of the new buildings which had been built in Moscow and which were themselves a product of the avant-garde. Through researching Rodchenko I quickly became interested in the Russian avant-garde as … Continue reading Architecture and the Russian Avant-garde

Mayakovsky

Mayakovsky Mayakovsky was probably the most problematical film to make from a number of points of view. Firstly Mayakovsky's poetry is very specific and avant-garde although there are some very good translations in English. However I wanted to retain the original Russian to preserve the original rhythm of his poetry and this caused considerable problems. … Continue reading Mayakovsky

Meyerhold,Theatre and the Russian Avant-garde

Meyerhold, Theatre and the Russian Avant-garde The film Meyerhold, Theatre and the Russian Avant-garde, grew out of the Mayakovsky film. Meyerhold's task was to combine the three dimensionality of the actors body with the flat two dimensionality of the set design. In order to solve this problem he turned to the developments in the graphic … Continue reading Meyerhold,Theatre and the Russian Avant-garde

David Burliuk and the Japanese Avant-garde ( About the film)

David Burliuk and the Japanese Avant-garde "David Burliuk and the Japanese Avant-garde" was released on DVD in the autumn of 2007. The film charts the work of the Russian futurist David Burliuk in Japan. After he left Russia during the Russian civil war, David Burliuk spent two years in Japan and put on exhibitions in … Continue reading David Burliuk and the Japanese Avant-garde ( About the film)