PROJECT «STARS OF THE WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY»

Some decades ago Latvian’s photographer Gunar Binde managed to persuade soviet ideologists that photos in the genre “Nude” can be a real art and it is worth seeing.

Delicate taste and sense of proportion helped him to do this. Today Gunar Binde is in his eight decade. But «the pioneer of soviet erotica» still stands true to the subject chosen once and vigorously continues to improve it. Skilful use of composition and perfect technique of light allows master to create new projects, avoiding banality and platitude which are often peculiar to “Nude” genre photographers. Again and again Gunar Binde invites viewer to enjoy lines and form of human body, seeking new, bizarre combinations, creating exciting and emotional visual story about BEAUTY.

Photo project TANY is worthy confirmation of this. Master dedicates it to his favorite model and Muse, who has been inspiring him for the last 25 years.

This is the second Gunar Binde’s exhibition in photogallery RACHMANINOV GARDEN. The first meeting with Latvian master’s creativity was here in 2007 and caused a great response of professional photographers, collectors, gallery owners and admirers of photographic art.

The collection of the State Hermitage includes more than three million works of art and artefacts of the world culture. Among them are paintings, graphic works, sculptures and works of applied art, archaeological finds and numismatic material.

May – June

Degas. Place de la Concorde. From the series entitled Renewed Masterpieces
19 May 2012 – date of closing to be announced
The Unknown Masterpieces Exhibition Hall

Santiago Calatrava. The Quest for Movement
27 June 2012 – 30 September 2012
The Nicholas Hall (191), The Winter Palace

Tilos. Journeying to the next world
27 June 2012 – 30 September 2012

848. The Collection of George Machere and Nadia Volkonskaya
30 June 2012 – 22 July 2012
The Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre

July – August

September – October

The book as art. 20 years of the publishing house Rare Books in Saint Petersburg
8 September 2012 – 4 November 2012
The Twelve-Column Hal (244), The New Hermitage

Russian lithographic portrait of the 19th century from the Hermitage collections
22 September 2012 – 13 January 2013
Halls No. 169-173, the Winter Palace

Paula Modersohn-Becker and Worpswede. Drawings and engravings 1895 – 1906
22 September 2012 – 11 November 2012
Halls on the 3rd floor of the Winter Palace

Medals of dishonour
September 2012 – November 2012
The Menshikov Palace

An exhibit of the decoupage of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
17 October 2012 – 18 November 2012
The General Staff Building. The contemporary art halls

November – December

An artist of all manners. Christian Wilhelm Dietrich (1712-1774)
28 November 2012 – 24 February 2013
Halls on the 3rd floor of the Winter Palace

The Hermitage in publications – 2012
8-16 December 2012
Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre (225)

The Hermitage in photographs – 2012
8-16 December 2012
Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre (225)

Sentimental journey. Wedgwood in Russia
8 December 2012 – 31 March 2012
Hall 307, The Winter Palace

A Wonderful Collection of Precious Books. 250 years of the Hermitage Library
8 December 2012 – 10 March 2013
The Twelve-Column Hall (244), The New Hermitage

Hugo van der Goes Triptych Adoration of the Magi. For completion of the restoration
8 December 2012 – 27 January 2013
Apollo Hall (260), The Winter Palace

Antique style Russian imperial porcelain of the second half of the 18th century. From the series Christmas gift
22 December 2012 – 31 March 2013
Hall 152, the Winter Palace

The storm of the twelfth year, the Patriotic War of 1812 in materials of the State Hermitage
26 December 2012 – 7 April 2013
The Armorial (195) and Picket (196) halls, the Winter Palace

"We all merge into a single soul…" Patriotic war of 1812 in the medals A.N. Olenin and his contemporaries
26 December 2012 – 7 April 2013
Rotunda (156), the Winter Palace

An exhibit of toy soldiers
26 December 2012
The Arab Hall

We are drawing in the Hermitage
30 December 2012 – 3 February 2013
Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre (225)

New exhibition in St.Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music.

Museum is located in the building of the former Imperial Theatres Management, erected in the 1st half of the 19 century by the great architect Carlo Rossi. This building remains one of the principal exhibits of the museum. The exhibit that has preserved its austere splendour and organic liaison with the theatre life of the country for more than 150 years. The facade windows of the museum overlook Alexandrinsky Theatre – the centre of the architectural ensemble, created by Rossi for the sake of theatre. The mission of our museum is to preserve and revive theatrical legends for every visitor.In the museum and its branches (the N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov Museum, the F.I.Chaliapin Museum, the Samoilov Family Museum, the Museum of Music in the Sheremetev Palace) you can see portraits of famous theatre men of the past, theatre designs by well-known artists, posters, manuscripts, theatre props, set models – everything that will help you to imagine the legendary drama and musical productions which no longer exist. Among the most significant personalities of the museum's collection – directors Vs.Meyerhold and A.Tairov, actresses M.Savina and V.Komissarjevskaya, artists A.Benois and L.Bakst, K.Malevich and V.Tatlin, composers N.Rimsky-Korsakov and D.Shostakovich, singer F.Chaliapin, ballet masters M.Fokine and F.Lopukhov, dancers V.Nijinsky and M.Baryshnikov, A.Pavlova and G.Ulanova – to name but a few. Here there are also private belongings of great composers, singers, actors enabling to reconstruct the atmosphere, in which they lived and created. The unique collection of videotapes gives a chance to meet actors of other countries. The Museum of Music in the Sheremetev Palace preserves the memory about theatrical and musical traditions of the celebrated noble family of Sheremetev. Here one of the world's biggest collections of musical instruments is also located.

In all the buildings of the museum there are halls where concerts and performances, meetings with famous actors and singers, musicians and artists, take place. Our museum's aim is to connect the past and the present. The museum not only preserves the memory of the old art, but also is a hospitable house for the modern art and probably a cradle for the art of the future. Non-surprisingly, a considerable number of productions, subsequently famous, were first presented here, and many future celebrities made their debut here.The Museum of Theatre and Music and its branches know all about Russian Theatre.

New exhibition was opened in the gallery’s blue drawing room in the Artists Union. 

The Moscow Art Gallery «IZO Art Gallery» / Gallery of Fine Arts presented an exhibition of the artist Stanislav Ilin. This is an important exchange between different schools of painting, Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.

"Dreams and Raveries" is an exhibition about the different brink of a woman: the Eve, Mothers, contemporary Madonna with «to do» list. Only women have such eyes, the flexibility body and beauty lines. The artist tried to impress it on canvases. The works of Stanislav Ilin also have good postmodern sense of humor and ironical citation.The exposition successfully crowned sculptures of Maxim Aksenov. His works from a series "High Heels" are long research on the topic of contemporary woman. 10 April opened an new exhibition of Stanislav  Iliin's in Paris, but he chose stay at St. Petersburg.

Rizzordi Art Foundation is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition project << HAPPINESS/WARM GUN/ >> at 26 of April at 19.00 in the LOFT of Foundation at the address -  49 Kurlandskaya street.

More than 30 leading artists of Russia and Poland, belonging to the different schools and trends of contemporary art, for the first time in the history of bothcountries will present their works - painting, photography, video, installations and objects.



Media preview will be held at 26 of April at 17.00 (49 Kurlandskaya street).

People's runway on fashion week "Defile na Neve" 2012.

 Other videоclips are in the section "Fashion" 

New exhibition of Boris Nikolaev «City ​​of mists and dreams» was opened in the gallery’s blue drawing room in the Artists Union. Boris Nikolaev  is one of postwar years well-known artists and  belong to the Leningrad School of Paiting. The exhibition presented famous paintings with the St. Petersburg landscapes. 

Exhibition-project « Women , love the poets! »

From March 2 till 4 April, 2012 a unique exhibition of outstanding expressionist Aron Zinshtein is going to be held at the gallery of art-hotel «Rachmaninov». The exposition is devoted to spring, love and poetry. For a few years the artist created a gallery of portraits of the most interesting people. They are friends of the artist and also talented poets and muses of our city. All of them are the most successful, beautiful and creative women.

Personal exhibition of contemporary St. Petersburg painter Vyacheslav Mikhailov was opened at the State Russian Museum . New exhibition introduces series of paintings and graphic works from different years.

New exibition «Children’s games with reality» was opened in the photogallery “Rachmaninov garden” on 3 March 2012.

In every child’s life a moment comes when the serenity and joy of childhood which seems  endless, is  intruded  by the  problems, worries, and not always positive experiences of the adult reality. Child  seeks to learn how  to live with these new thoughts and emotions. Every child  get his  own experience, but everyone is  united by sincerity and spontaneity of perception of the reality. Child’s mimicry, the expression of his eyes can show more than words. Children’s portraits of Julia Kurbatova – an exquisite visual research of the state of the inner world of child when he lives still playing, but the rules of the game are already starting to be dictated by the  adult reality.«Children’s games with reality»  is the first personal exhibition of Julia Kurbatova.

Exhibition-project « Women, love the poets! »

From March 2 till 4 April, 2012 a unique exhibition of outstanding expressionist Aron Zinshtein is going to be held at the gallery of art-hotel «Rachmaninov». The exposition is devoted to spring, love and poetry. For a few years the artist created a gallery of portraits of the most interesting people. They are friends of the artist and also talented poets and muses of our city. All of them are the most successful, beautiful and creative women.