Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) was one of the great figures of early 20th-century avant-garde art, and also one of its most versatile practitioners. After gaining an international reputation as a painter, sculptor and graphic artist, Rodchenko turned to photography in the early 1920s, convinced that it would become the artistic medium of his era. Whether making individual portraits, studies of modern architecture and industry, or pictures of mass demonstrations and entertainments, Rodchenko infused his images with a startlingly dynamic point of view that influenced the growth of an experimental aesthetic in European photography of the late 1920s and 1930s.
Featuring approximately 200 original prints and photomontages, this exhibition traces the development of Rodchenko's photography over a period of two decades. Pioneering a new vocabulary of bold and unusual camera positions, severe foreshortenings of perspective, and close-up views of surprising details, Rodchenko's photography balanced formal concerns with an interest in the social and political life of the Soviet Union.
Featuring approximately 200 original prints and photomontages, this exhibition traces the development of Rodchenko's photography over a period of two decades. Pioneering a new vocabulary of bold and unusual camera positions, severe foreshortenings of perspective, and close-up views of surprising details, Rodchenko's photography balanced formal concerns with an interest in the social and political life of the Soviet Union.
TALKS
RODCHENKO -
REVOLUTIONARY AND ROMANTIC
Friday 11 April, 7pm-8:30pmRODCHENKO:
THE LEGEND AND THE LEGACY
Tuesday 15 April, 7pm-8:30pmBOOK HERE
The exhibition is organised by The Museum Moscow House of Photography and curated by its Director, Olga Sviblova.
This project is made possible with the support of Roman Abramovich.
The exhibition is part of Russian ACT No.4.
Image credit: Alexander Rodchenko, Lili Brik. Portrait for the poster 'Knigi', 1924, Private Collection
© DACS 2008 © Rochenko Archives
