Event Cinema: "Revolution: New Art for a New World"
“A radical visual feast” (The Times) that seamlessly weaves the tumultuous period of the Russian Revolution with the story of the artists that shaped it.
Discussion follows with Prof. Barry Scherr
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Margy Kinmonth, this bold and exciting documentary encapsulates a momentous period in the history of Russia and the Russian Avant-Garde. Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, it tells the stories of artists like Chagall, Kandinsky and Malevich—pioneers who flourished in response to the challenge of building a new art for a new world, only to be broken by implacable authority after 15 short years and silenced by Stalin’s Socialist Realism.
Yet these remarkable artworks survived and the Russian Avant-Garde continues to exert an influence over contemporary art movements. Revolution: New Art for a New World confirms this; exploring the fascination that these colorful paintings, inventive sculptures and propaganda posters retain over the modern consciousness 100 years on. 1h 25m
