The exhibition presents the
historic and archive photography of the midst of the 19th - first half of the 20th century in the wide thematic range and
variety of artistic and technical peculiarities. The most valuable features of
the exposition are the expressiveness and documental character of the fixation
of true events and various phenomena of Russian culture. The Second
Photobiennale of historical and archive photography is the panorama of Russian
life that is very different in content and abundance. Here the documental shots
of unknown photographers are presented alongside with the works of greatest
Russian masters of this view of art and together they reconstruct the cultural,
economical and political image of Russia.
The exposition acquaints the
viewers with the very interesting and rich photo-collections from the
collections of Russian museums and archives and also introduces these documents
in the scientific use and put the questions of attribution of works,
investigation of the history of photography, techniques and methods of
photo-printing, and also enriches the notion of the fond of photographs in the
Russian museums and archives.
With the financial support of OJSC Severstal
|
|