Reason and Sentiment
September 10 - November 16
Viktor Pivovarov "Two Eidoses. Conversation." (2003)
Eduard Steinberg "Composition" (1969)
Dmitri Krasnopevtsev "Stone slabs and trefoil" (1961)
Maria Serebriakova Untitled (2024)
Vladimir Weisberg "Five cubes and a ball" (1982)
Reason and Sentiment
September 10 - November 16, 2025
Curated by Anna Romanova
The exhibition explores the metaphysical narrative in the evolution of Russian art. A joint project of the Ekaterina Cultural Foundation and the Prometheus Foundation, it spans five decades of Russian art - from the second half of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st.
The metaphysical agenda in Russian art first came to the fore in the second half of the 20th century, amidst a crisis in art caused by the exhaustion of established artistic forms. Excluded from the contemporary art process and working within the hermetic environment of Soviet art, Russian artists found inspiration in classical art and Western modernism of the early 20th century. Each artist developed a personal symbolic system, yet the interest - shared by many of them - in metaphor, allegory, and subjects rooted in "cultural tradition" allows us to trace a distinctive line in the evolution of Russian art. Many figures of the "second wave of Russian avant-garde" also focused on the "metaphysics of light" - a theme that remained central for a wide range of artists up until the late 1980s.
TICKET PRICES
- Adult - 400 rubles
- Preferential - 100 rubles
- Child - 100 rubles
Every Thursday admission free.
OPENING HOURS
Every day, except Mondays
11:00 - 20:00 (11 a.m. - 8 p.m.)
Ticket office is open untill 19:30 (7:30 p.m.)
CONTACTS
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E-mail: info@ekaterina-foundation.ru
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