Revolution: New Art For A New World

Revolution: New Art For A New World (2016)

08 Mar 2017 • Documentary • 1h 25m
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Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Margy Kinmonth, Revolution: New Art for a New World is a bold and exciting feature documentary that encapsulates a momentous period in the history of Russia and the Russian Avant-Garde. Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary artists, curators and performers and personal testimony from the descendants of those involved, the film brings the artists of the Russian Avant-Garde to life. 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 colourful paintings, inventive sculptures and propaganda posters retain over the modern consciousness 100 years on.

Margy Kinmonth
Director
Margy Kinmonth
Writer
Yaseen Aroussi, Daisy Bevan, Sean Cronin
Starring

Language: English, Russian
Awards: 1 win
Country: United Kingdom, Russia
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7.0

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