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Russian Avant-Garde | HOW TO SEE the art movement with MoMA curator Sarah Suzuki

Written By The Museum of Modern Art on Friday, Feb 24, 2017 | 04:07 PM

 
In 1917, a revolution overturns Russia's long-ruling Romanov dynasty, and artists begin to seek new creative ways to remake Russian society. MoMA curator Sarah Suzuki explains how artists like Aleksandr Rodchenko, Alexandra Ekster and El Lissitzky developed a new abstract language in response. Learn more about the exhibition: "A Revolutionary Impulse: The Rise of the Russian Avant-Garde" http://mo.ma/2f4sq7z Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: http://mo.ma/subscribe Explore our collection online: http://mo.ma/art Plan your visit in-person: http://mo.ma/visit Artworks shown, in order: 0:58 Aleksandr Rodchenko. "Construction." 1920. 02:15 Aleksandra Exter. "Six designs from the album Alexandra Exter: Stage Sets (Alexandra Exter: Décors de théâtre)." 1930. 02:49, 03:45 El Lissitzky. "Proun Manuscript Manifesto." 1920. 04:19 El Lissitzky. "Proun 6B." 1920. 04:41 El Lissitzky. "Proun 1." 1920. #art #moma #museum #modernart #nyc #education #russia #revolution #avantgarde