DUSSELDORF.- The Moscow Museum of Modern Art in partnership with the exhibition hall of the Dusseldorf Kunsthalle Kunst Im Tunnel presents the exhibition of Moscow artists “… Following the Glamour” exploring the phenomenon of glamour as a response to changes in the society, economy and culture of Russia in the 2000-s, which in their turn caused further alterations in the system of values in today’s Russia.

The participants of the exhibition are artists who have long accomplishments in the space of contemporary art: Elena Berg, Victor Kirillov-Dubinsky, Valentin Nilin, Vadim Guschin, Konstantin Latyshev, Andrey Kuzkin, Leonid Sokhransky, Rostan Tavasiev, Evgenia Chuikova, Anna Zhelud. For the last 20 years all of them have worked together with Russian and international galleries and actively participated in prestigious exhibition projects and international competitions.

The focus of their interest is a unique period in Russian history – the appearance of a new capitalist country – the Russian Federation. The spontaneity of public and cultural processes of the period is reflected in the parti- cipants’ art language: elemental force, free- dom, passion, grotesque forms of vanity, the cruelty of disillusionment. The controversial atmosphere of the new Russia has been revealed in works of the artists, who integrat- ing the phenomenon of glamour in their art widely use its paraphernalia in their artistic expressions and demonstrate deep understanding of art as a language of criticism.

The art show in the Dusseldorf exhibition space Kunst Im Tunnel brings together more than 20 exhibits including works from the collection of MMOMA. The exhibition is accompanied by an information and education program that comprises lectures and panel discussions dealing with consequences of the “glam-capitalism” in the international context.

Curators
Natalia Gershevskaya (St. Petersburg) – since 2001 has been living and working in Dusseldorf as an art historian and curator. From 2005 – independently implements German-Russian exhibition, art and education projects.

Evgenia Chuikova (Moscow) – an artist who successfully works together with Russian and international galleries and actively participates in international projects, in 2011 – founded a private school Kinderkunstlabor in Dusseldorf.