MANEGE IN 2020
As part of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, Manege held the exhibition Deineka / Samokhvalov, dedicated to two prominent Soviet painters, Alexander Deineka and Alexander Samokhvalov.
The exhibition showed 300 works from 37 museums and 9 private collections: paintings, graphic works, sculptures, decorative and applied art, and photographs.
Curator: Semyon Mikhailovsky
Project director: Svetlana Zenina
Coordinator: Alexandra Larchenko
Exhibition designer: Anton Gorlanov
Partners: Russian Federation Ministry of Culture, St. Petersburg Committee for Culture, Russian Cultural Foundation, Tretyakov Gallery, Russian Museum, Kursk Deineka Picture Gallery
This joint project between Manege and the State Tretyakov Gallery was dedicated to one of the most important movements in contemporary art – Kineticism. The exhibition featured the wide panorama that was kinetic art’s development in 20th century Russia.
Curator: Yulia Aksyonova
Coordinator: Elizaveta Pavlycheva
Co-curators: Anna Koleichuk, Andrey Smirnov
Assistant curator: Alisa Prokhorova
Exhibition designer: Ksenia Lukyanova
Graphic design: Andrei Shelyutto / Irina Chekmaryova
Producer: Anna Yalova
Partners: Tretyakov Gallery, ARKI Art Studio, Autonomous non-profit organization for the development of art and culture “Independent artists”, Admiral Logistics Group
A joint project with Magnum Photos. The exhibition shows a portrait of the USSR / Russia from 1947 through 2020 in works by legendary documentary photographers: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Thomas Dworzak, Bruno Barbey, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Steve McCurry, and others. Manege presented more than 250 works by 39 photographers, some of which were shown publically for the first time.
A 3D tour for “As they see us. A portrait of Russia by the Magnum agency” exhibition
Curator: Nina Gomiashvili
Project director: Anna Kirikova
Coordinator: Angelina Ruban
Exhibition designer: Agnia Sterligova
Partner: Ingosstrakh Public Joint Stock Insurance Company
A 3D tour for “As they see us. A portrait of Russia by the Magnum agency” exhibition
The joint exhibition between Manege and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts was the third phase of the NEMOSKVA project for interregional cooperation in the sphere of contemporary art.
Seven regional curators expressed their views on contemporaneity together with artists from various cities in Russia. The foundation of the project is built on its creators’ work directly with regional experts and artists. The NEMOSKVA (MORE THAN MOSCOW) exhibition showed the work of 80 artists from 21 cities in Russia, 68 artworks having been made especially for the exhibition.
A 3D tour for “Nemoskva is just around the corner” exhibition
Project commissioner: Alisa Prudnikova
Curators: Oksana Budulak, Svetlana Usoltseva, Vladimir Seleznyov, Artyom Filatov, German Preobrazhensky, Yevgeny Kutergin, Antonio Geusa
Coordinator: Alexandra Larchenko
Exhibition designer: RHIZOME
Organised with support from the St. Petersburg Committee for Culture and strategic project partner The Potanin Foundation.
Project partner: SIBUR
A 3D tour for “Nemoskva is just around the corner” exhibition
Legendary South Korean artist Lee Bul, whose work is an uncontested reference point for South Korean and Asian contemporary art, is exhibiting in Russia for the first time. The Manege exhibition presents the artist’s work over the last 15 years. It is now being shown next to the work of the Russian avant-garde artists who were a source of inspiration for her.
The project is organised by Manege together with the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and is an important part of the Year of Cultural Exchange programme between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea (2020), honouring the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Curator: Sunjung Kim
Co-curator: SooJin Lee
Project initiator and director: Anna Kirikova
Coordinator: Olga Romanova
Exhibition designer: Agnia Sterligova
Project partners: Russian Federation Ministry of Culture, Russian Cultural Foundation, St. Petersburg Committee for Culture, Petersburg International Cultural Forum, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), and Autonomous non-profit organization for the development of art and culture “Independent artists”
A joint project between Manege and the Tretyakov Gallery, Laboratory of the Future. Kinetic Art in Russia moved on to the next phase in its life in the Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow).
An installation exhibition by sculptor and architect Vladimir Hoffman. Continuing the tradition of the Russian avant-garde, the project focused on the inner life of every viewer, advocating for contemplation and dialogue with oneself. The series of six installations on Konnogvardeysky Boulevard not only represented a journey in space, but also the life path of every person — the adventures that we undertake in search of ourselves.
In this project, commissioned by Manege, artist Andrey Lyublinksy provides us with a timely interpretation of the two statues of the Dioscuri on the exhibition hall’s entrance façade. The equestrian statues are executed in the minimalist manner, and can be read on a pictographic level; their original colour scheme contrasts with their classical surroundings.
The outside exhibition was a part of the Manege Outdoor programme.
Manege Outdoor project director: Anna Yalova
Partner: ARKI Art Studio
In the second project in the New Ruins series, the Manege team invited artists who work in stone, engraving images into them with hammer and chisel. The idea behind carving into stone is a translation of the basic goals of this genre — to be everywhere and exist for a long time. It nullifies all the merits of modernity and points instead to where it all began.
Curator: Maxim Ima
Artists: 0331с, Grisha, Yegor TOY, 404, Frouone, GIWE
Exhibition for Manege Outdoor project.
Manege Outdoor project director: Anna Yalova
General partner: LSR Basic Materials, JSC
Revealing the interconnectedness of traditional Russian culture, contemporary art, and modern digital design with the unrepeatable urban space that is St. Petersburg, this exhibition brought together a series of outdoor installations dedicated to the Cyrillic alphabet. The project entailed the creation of a huge maze telling the story of the genesis and development of Cyrillic, as well as 16 installations in the form of “living” Cyrillic letters.
Project idea: Andrey Punin, Mitya Kharshak, Yury Gordon
Curator: Mitya Kharshak. Exhibition designer: Andrey Punin. Producer: Dmitry Krylov
Participating artists: Stas Bags, Boremir Bakharev, Pyotr Bely, Andrey Voronov, Yury Gordon, Marina Koldobskaya, Pokras Lampas, Andrey Lyublinsky, Andrey Punin, Vitaly Pushnitsky, Nikita Sazonov, Yekaterina Filipenko, Aleksandr Florensky, Mitya Kharshak, Aleksandr Shishkin-Khokusay, Yury Shtapakov
The exhibition was part of Manege Outdoor project.
Museum Line project director: Anna Yalova
Project partners: ARKI Art Studio, School of Design at the St. Petersburg Higher School of Economics National Research University, the St. Petersburg Foundation for Innovation and Youth Initiative Support, and Rostelekom
A New Year’s exhibition by St Petersburg artist Darya Shkelyova is an art collaboration between the BIOCAD biotech company and Manege. The project is dedicated to our city’s doctors and medical professionals. It is a tribute to the people whose heroism and care have given the residents of St Petersburg hope for the future all year long.
Exhibition for Manege Outdoor project.
Manege Outdoor project director: Anna Yalova
General partner: BIOCAD
The catalogue for the Deineka / Samokhvalov exhibition was co-published with the Autonomous non-profit organization for the development of art and culture “Independent artists”, with support from the Admiral Logistics Group.
Сo-edited by Semyon Mikhailovsky, Elena Voronovich, Alisa Lyubimova, Svetlana Zenina
Graphic design: Andrei Shelyutto, Irina Chekmaryova (Faro Studio)
The catalogue for the Utopia Saved exhibition was co-published with the Autonomous non-profit organization for the development of art and culture “Independent artists”, with support from the Admiral Logistics Group.
Сo-edited by Sunjung Kim, SooJin Lee and Anna Kirikova
Graphic design: Andrei Shelyutto, Irina Chekmaryova (Faro Studio)
The catalogue for the Future Lab. Kinetic Art in Russia exhibition was co-published with the Autonomous non-profit organization for the development of art and culture “Independent artists”, with support from the Admiral Logistics Group.
Сo-edited by Elizaveta Pavlycheva, Anna Koleichuk, Yulia Aksyonova, Anna Yalova
Graphic design: Andrei Shelyutto, Irina Chekmaryova (Faro Studio)
In 2020, the Manege team organised more than 100 online events, including 3D tours (Deineka / Samokhvalov; As they see us. A portrait of Russia by the Magnum Agency; Nemoskva; Utopia Saved; 33 Characters), mediations, film screenings, public talks, and master classes.
Manege’s School of Volunteers is an opportunity to gain unique experience in the fields of culture and art.
Head of the School of Volunteers: Irina Levashyova
Events for people with limited possibilities due to health, as well as training programmes for the volunteers in Manege’s “Equal Access” training course.
Programme curator: Diana Bisembina
In 2020, the Manege team launched new interactive formats for exhibitions: art mediations and moving mediations.
Art mediation is an interactive format for learning about an exhibition. Not only do participants receive information about the exhibition, but they are also able to share their impressions and interpretations and to discuss what they have seen with other guests.
A moving mediation, as opposed to a typical mediation, implies learning about the world of art through work with one’s own body, a search for balance. In studying the exhibition space, guests share their impressions through movement and tactile sensations.
Head of the Manege Mediation school:
Vera Reichet, Natalya Vasilyeva
Art mediator: Natalya Agapova
Moving mediator: Alyona Ageeva
You can take a tour of an exhibition after closing time, attend special showings and musical performances, and sleep over and eat breakfast at Manege.
Programme curator: Olga Zaytseva
An educational programme at Manege for teens from 12–18. The objective is the creation of a space where teens can learn and gain skills in various fields of modern culture. Manege Junior participants have created video tours, online quests, developed merchadise, and recorded podcasts on contemporary art.
Manege Junior curators: Vera Reichet, Natalya Agapova, Alexandra Shcherbina
Listen To Manege is a podcast about contemporary art. Manege curators and invited guests discuss themes in the sphere of culture and art, touching upon material in Manege exhibitions.
Podcast host: Yaroslav Manakhov
The topic of the sixth annual Manege International Symposium was the work of legendary Korean artist Lee Bul and her dialogue with the art of the Russian avant-garde.
The symposium speakers were Russian and foreign curators, culture scholars, museum directors, and Lee Bul herself. The event also included presentation of a dual-language catalogue for the Utopia Saved exhibition.
Moderators: Semyon Mikhailovsky, Sunjung Kim, Pavel Prigara
Support of Manege’s exhibition, educational, and social projects.
Head of the Friends of Manege Club: Natalya Vasilyeva