Latest Russian art News

Moscow socialite opens celebration of Russian art (China Daily)

MOSCOW - Fashion designer and ex-model Daria Zhukova, the girlfriend of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, has opened a new exhibition celebrating Russian modern art at her refurbished Moscow gallery.

Moscow socialite opens celebration of Russian art (Brisbane Times)

The girlfriend of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Daria Zhukova, opens her refurbished Moscow gallery.

Russian cinema festival opening in Strasbourg (Itar-Tass)

STRASBOURG, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - The best films by Russian film directors have been included in the program of the Days of Russian Cinema that will be held in Strasbourg within the framework of celebrations of the Year of Russia in France.

Senior cleric urges Russian church to play greater cultural role (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

The Russian Orthodox Church should exert a stronger influence on national culture to prevent it from turning into a destructive force, a senior hierarch said Tuesday.

DeLorean, Bjork, Rich Russians Boost ‘Crazy’ New York Art Fairs (Bloomberg)

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Dealers participating in New York’s Armory Week, the city’s biggest display of high-end and contemporary art, reported increased sales from last year and said they were confident the art market had rebounded.

Artes Mundi prize contenders' art goes on show (Guardian Unlimited)

The work of eight artists competing for the UK's richest visual arts prize went on display in Wales today - and none could be accused of triviality. There was no sight of a light being turned off and on at the preview opening of the fourth Artes Mundi prize exhibition in Cardiff.

Heirs delay sale of historic papers in Italy tax tussle (BBC News)

The sale of papers belonging to a 16th Century Italian scholar credited with founding European art history is called off at the last moment.

Paris does performance art, exotic locales (AP via Yahoo! News)

Performance art — which saw Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf strip a pup tent-shaped former supermodel down to the size of a Playboy bunny in front of an audience of thousands — rang in Saturday day four of the City of Light's eight-daylong ready-to-wear week.

Scientist wants paintings back (Adelaide Now)

A FORMER Russian rocket scientist is suing an artist's family over $500,000 worth of paintings she was once accused of stealing, saying she wants them back.

Medvedev calls for Silicon-Valley-like research center (People's Daily)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday called for intensified efforts to establish a research and development center similar to the Silicon Valley in the United States. "I do not know if we can manage to build a Silicon Valley of our own, but the idea is to set up an innovative center to do research and further commercialize its results," Medvedev was quoted by Russian news agencies as ...

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