Russian avant-garde at Museum Ludwig

Russian avant-garde is a common term for a most remarkable art phenomenon that flourished in Russia from 1890 to 1930, though some of its early manifestations date back to the 1850s, whereas the latest ones refer to the 1960s. The term Russian avant-garde does not correspond to any definite artistic program or style. This term was assigned to radical innovative movements that started taking shape in the prewar years of 1907–1914, came to the foreground in the revolutionary period and matured during the first post-revolutionary decade. Few movements have shaped twentieth- and twenty-first-century art as much as the russian avant-garde. These artists' social and aesthetic engagement continues to possess extraordinary relevance even in the present day. With over 800 works, the Museum Ludwig is home to one of the world's largest and broadest collections of the Russian avant-garde from the pre- and postrevolutionary periods of ca 1905-1930. Major examples of Neoprimitivism, Cubo-Futurism, Rayonism, Suprematism and Constructivism make meaningful insights into these various movements possible. This exhibition series highlights new aspects of the collection, its major focuses and outstanding features.

Russian avant-garde
Until 03 January 2010
Museum Ludwig
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Cologne
T: 0221-221-26165
www.museum-ludwig.de