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Les non-conformistes - The Non-Conformists

Histoire d’une collection russe - The Story of a Russian Collection


  • Silvana
  • Expo: 13/11/2019 - 02/02/2020, Le MOCO, Montpellier
This book traces the history of contemporary art in the USSR and Russia from the 1960s through to the 2000s. The history of a country and its political upheavals, the progressive affirmation of a new form of art and individual creation, and the eventful adventures of a collection assembled by Andrei Erofeev to include works in the institution that had been rejected by it: this is what the exhibition and its catalog address.

ISBN 9788836644179 | E/ F | PB+
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Publisher Silvana
ISBN 9788836644179
Publication date January 2020
Edition Paperback with flaps
Dimensions 270 x 210 mm
Illustrations 150 col. & bw ill.
Pages 192
Language(s) Eng./Fr. ed.
Exhibition Le MOCO, Montpellier
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This book traces the history of contemporary art in the USSR and Russia from the 1960s through to the 2000s. The history of a country and its political upheavals, the progressive affirmation of a new form of art and individual creation, and the eventful adventures of a collection assembled by Andrei Erofeev to include works in the institution that had been rejected by it: this is what the exhibition and its catalog address. The Non-Conformists: this term applies to all works that did not correspond to the guiding principles defined by the Soviet socialist regime, namely an artistic production dedicated solely to the illustration of heroism in power. Through the works of more than fifty artists, a fascinating story unfolds, one that allowed art to embrace strategies of détournement and derision, critical discourse, and an infinite development of forms

Le livre retrace l’histoire de l’art contemporain en URSS puis en Russie des années 1960 à 2000. L’histoire d’un pays et de ses bouleversements politiques, l’affirmation progressive d’une nouvelle forme d’art et de création individuelle, et l’aventure mouvementée d’une collection rassemblée par Andreï Erofeev pour faire rentrer dans l’institution des œuvres qu’elle refusait : c’est ce qu’abordent l’exposition et son catalogue.
Les non-conformistes : ce terme s’applique à l’ensemble des œuvres ne correspondant pas à la ligne définie par le régime socialiste soviétique, à savoir une création uniquement dédiée à l’illustration de l’héroïsme au pouvoir. Au travers des œuvres de plus de cinquante artistes, se déroule cette histoire fascinante qui a ouvert la création au détournement, à la dérision, au discours critique et au développement infini des formes.

Montpellier, MOCO - Hôtel des collections, novembre 2019 - février 2020