Gallery "Ark" appeared on the map of the artistic life of Moscow in 1988. For years of work the "Ark" were about 300 art projects, many of them in cooperation with the largest Russian museums – the State Museum of fine arts named after A. S. Pushkin and the State Tretyakov gallery. "Ark" also cooperates with other Moscow and regional museums, the heirs of artists, collectors and modern writers of different generations. The basic directions of work of the gallery once were formulated in the motto "We value traditions; we are interested in maladie; we need innovation". It is the same kovcegarski logo – snail as a symbol of conservatism, the boat-the ark as a sign preserve all valuable. Well, and the waves, a sign of the movement – as it seems curators, progressive.
The public presentation of the legacy of Russian artists and artistic dynasties of the twentieth century was one of the areas which were in the beginning of exhibition activity of "Kovcheg". From time to time gallery returns to this form of display of fine materials, because the creative team of the gallery is still the evolution of the visual language for decades. Since 1993 is the cycle of exhibitions "Unforgotten names" – criteria for selection of exhibitors is a high artistic level, and not only the recognition of the wizard. Constant and systematic work with the legacy of artists of the twentieth century allowed to reveal, and sometimes even re-open the names of many unjustifiably forgotten artists. Russian Academy of arts, awarded the curator of the gallery "Ark" diplomas for the implementation of long – term program "Unforgotten names".
Problems of various genres of fine art were devoted to the art-project "still life: the Museum and workshop", shown at the international fair "Art Moscow 2000" "Small pictures of big artists" (from Henri Matisse, Kazimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov to our days), "the Dispute about abstract art, other expositions. The project Promises style" was dedicated to the "kitchen" of Soviet artists 1920 – 50 – ies producing official state aesthetics, later embodied in everything from posters to confectionery packaging and children's games. In the project "Museum of modern artists was connected with the works of 1920 – 30 – ies. In 1996, when Moscow began to be held international art fair, Ark began to participate in these forums. Gallery booth, appearing at the largest and most advanced Russian contemporary art fair "Art Moscow", every time he put before them the task of coordination of traditional art with current trends. Fund "Art Moscow" awarded gallery diploma "For contribution to development of modern art "the Art Moscow".
In different years several volumetric expositions "Ark" examined "namagistrali" topics in Russian art of the twentieth century. Such were the exhibition "Memory of the sky" (food in Russian art), "Watercolor and time" (evolution watercolor lyrics), "a Hundred years with spark" (Smoking and smokers as the subject of the image), "On the Sunny beach in June…" (rest near water in the fine art of the twentieth century), "Yellow pages" (Newspapers and fine arts)… In all these projects were involved many sources of visual materials: the Museum funds – in particular, the archives of the State Tretyakov gallery, the State Museum of fine arts. A. S. Pushkin, art museums of Vologda, Tver, Yaroslavl, Penza, Nizhny Tagil, Istria and other cities; materials from the State archive of the Russian Federation; private archives and collections, works of modern authors.
Gallery participated in parallel programs 1,3 and 4, Moscow international Biennale of contemporary art projects dedicated to experiments 1960 – 80 – ies in the technique of lithography, and the work of young Moscow authors, not Poryvai with the tradition of easel art. The curators of gallery initiated the creation of private Professional prize "Master", annually prisuzhdalisj for creative achievements of Moscow artists. From 2009, the Ark began to actively represent its authors on the international art scene.
Work time:
Tue – Sun: 11.00 – 21.00
Services and input: 11.00 – 20.15
Closed: Monday
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