EXHIBIT OPENING & DISCUSSION. RUSSIAN ÉMIGRÉ ARTISTS IN NEW YORK – THE REAL THING

This event will include a discussion at 6:15pm in 1219 International Affairs Building with Regina Khidekel, curator and founding Director of the Russian American Cultural Center and Lazar Khidekel Society, and Alla Rosenfeld, research consultant and curator, followed by a reception.
Many Russian émigré artists have invigorated the New York art scene over the past three decades. The '90s was a particularly vibrant decade for integration and the search for relevance in the realm of contemporary art and critical discourse, areas that had been lacking in Russia during the post-Soviet transition. This exhibition aims to revitalize the history of Russian artists in New York during the 1990s and early 2000s.
 
The exhibit and related publication will display artwork, photos, and documents from the extensive archive of the Russian American Cultural Center (RACC). Exhibited artists will include Irina Nakhova, Leonid Lerman, Grisha Bruskin, Vitaly Komar and Aleksandr Melamid, Alexander Kosolapov, Leonid Sokov, Ilia Kabakov, Mikhail Roginsky, Oskar Rabin, George Tsypin, Yona Verwer, Julia Nitsberg, and Leonid Lubianitsky.
 
This series marks the 20th Anniversary of RACC, and highlights 25 years of curatorial work in the U.S. by art historian and RACC founder Regina Khidekel.
 48-page full color catalog published in the conjunction with this exhibition available now at:
http://russianamericanculture.com/events/exhibitions/russian-emigre-artists-in-new-york-the-real-thing/