'It is like a jewel' Nov 8, 2007
It has a sort of early modernist feel - like El Lissitzky, the Russian constructivist. "It is extremely well made," Sch. (Guardian Unlimited)
A Slap in the Face! Futurists in Russia Mar 30, 2007
This project, realised in 1913, will be contrasted with El Lissitzkys series of post-revolutionary lithographic designs for the same work in order to explore the reasons why it remained such an important piece for the Russian avant-garde ... The emphasis of the exhibition is very much on the phenomenon of Russian Futurism, but later developments such as Suprematism and Constructivism are acknowledged in collages and photomontages by El Lissitzky and designs and constructions by Alexander... (AbsoluteArts.com)
When Ukrainian means Canadian Jan 29, 2007
One of the earliest was the Abstraktes Kabinett, a stylized room created by the Russian avant-garde artist/architect El Lissitzky. Displayed in Hanover, Germany, in 1927, the Kabinett has been called by Alfred Barr (founding director of the Museum of Modern Art) "probably the most famous single room of 20th-century art in the world." Peering at a photo, Humeniuk noticed the installation contained pieces by Piet Mondrian, Lissitzky and. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Smith Gallery opens season with two shows Oct 3, 2006
The Smith Gallery has opened its 2006-07 exhibition season with "A Shout in the Street: Early Soviet Posters." Also on exhibit in the Smith's Annex Gallery is "Victory Over the Sun: El Lissitzky's Graphic Portfolio." ... Following the Russian Revolution, in 1923, artist and architect El Lissitzky designed a series of lithographs for a so-called "electro-mechanical" staging of the opera ... The Smith Gallery is displaying the full series of El Lissitzky's graphic portfolio of "Victory Over the... (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
'Extraordinary' Victorian Painting to highlight today's Waddington's Auction May 16, 2006
The collection includes rare Russian Avant-Garde works by El Lissitzky and Ivan Kliun, as well as paintings by D. Krasnopevtsev, Anatoli Zverev and Irish artist B.J. Rakoczi. The auction begins at 1:00 p.m. Waddington's is located at 111 Bathurst Street, Toronto, just north of King Street. (Canada Newswire)
Paradise Now Mar 20, 2006
"Art is a universal and real expression of creative energy," wrote the constructivist artists El Lissitzky (Russian), Hans Richter (German) and Theo van Doesburg (Dutch), in the early 1920s. It would "be used to organise the progress of mankind, it is the tool of universal progress". (Guardian Unlimited)
