Modernikon: the Russian contemporary art at “La Casa dei Tre Oci”

 

Modernikon explores Russia’s young and evolving art scene of today, presenting the public with the newest artistic research from a country that has only recently presented itself on the international art scene.

The exhibition will be presented at La Casa dei Tre Oci, an architectural landmark in Venice built in the early 20th century and characterized by its archi-acuti (the three eyes) windows. The palazzo was designed by the artist Mario De Maria (Marius Pictor) in 1913, as his home and studio space.

La Casa dei Tre Oci reopens with this exhibition, following a lengthy restoration period.

The contemporary art system in Russia was formed in the Nineties, concurrent with the extreme political and social upheaval following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Many artists at that time considered art to be an instrument of social reform, a means with which to directly address the reality that had come out of the great traditions of their avant-garde history.

The idea of artistic practice as a form of direct action has paved the way for a more reflective approach that focuses more on the work of art itself, reconsidering its modernist inheritance and ambitions of social and aesthetic reform. 

The title of the exhibition, merges its reference to modern with the most classical of Russian art forms, between the idea of an image that aims to transmit all things new and, at the same time, the mythology of an outdated cultural trend. 

The exhibition will be open to the public until September 25.

 

 

Information

 

Casa dei Tre Oci Sestiere Dorsoduro - Giudecca 43

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 - 18.00

Free admission

Tel. 0039 041 2412332