SPIEF venue decorated in Russian avant-garde style
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will take place on June 1–3 at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre, has been decorated in a uniform style for the first time in its history. The theme is Russian avant-garde. The SPIEF 2017 venue was designed in cooperation with the State Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum. Architect Yulia Napolova was invited to create a painting featuring fragments of works by Kazimir Malevich, Lyubov Popova, Alexander Rodchenko, Alexandra Exter, Ivan Klyun, and Vladimir Baranov-Rossini.
Avant-garde (from the French word meaning ‘advance guard’) is a visual arts focus based on the rejection of classical canons and traditions as well as experiments with new forms and images. Russian avant-garde is a complex, heterogeneous, and contradictory trend that was developed in Russia from 1910 to 1932 and consisted of many art trends. Russian avant-garde made a significant contribution to the world’s artistic culture and influenced the development of creative and technical thought around the globe. Thousands of volumes have been written about the role and place of Russian avant-garde in the history of world art. Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko, Pavel Filonov, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Vasily Kandinsky, Vladimir Tatlin, Alexandra Exter, Ivan Klyun, and others are indisputable classics. The innovation and passion of Russian avant-garde is just as topical in the world of contemporary art today.
