Current events, public activity

Opening of “Out of Sight” Exhibition of Works by Francesca Leone. Zurab Gallery. 9 Tverskoy Boulevard, Moscow. June 25, 2009   |26.06.09: Press-service| // Photoreport

Awakening: Show of Paintings by Lee Sun Don (Taiwan) in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |26.06.09: Press-service| // The Russian Academy of Arts and X-Power Gallery present a display of paintings by Lee Sun Don, a world renowned master of painting from Taiwan.

Zurab Tsereteli Participated in the Festival of Russian Culture in the United States   |25.06.09: Press-service| // It is the 7th Annual Russian Heritage Festival in New York organized by the Russian-American Foundation under the auspices of Daily News newspaper and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, reports Michael Goodman of the “Voice of America”.

Zurab Tsereteli took part in the Opening of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale – 53rd International Art Exhibition   |08.06.09: Press-service| // The Russian pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale opened to the public on 4th June 2009 in the Giardini. The opening ceremony was attended by the Russian Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeev, President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Arts Tair Salakhov. The curator of the contemporary Russian art display titled Victory Over the Future is Olga Sviblova, the commissioner – Vasily Tsereteli.

Caribbean Fantasy: Concert in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |03.06.09: Press-service| // Organized by the Embassy of Colombia in Moscow, the Caribbean Fantasy concert to be performed by the symphony orchestra of the Russian State TV and Radio Center will take place in Tsereteli Art Gallery on June 3, 2009 at 7 pm. The conductor is Francisco Sumake.

Annual Examination in the Moscow State Academy Art Lyceum   |29.05.09: Press-service| // On May 29, 2009 Zurab Tsereteli , President of the Russian Academy of Arts and members of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts took part in the annual examination of works by students of the Moscow State Academy Art Lyceum.

The Exposition and Inauguration of the Exhibition “Zurab Tsereteli: 100 Works From Paris”. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Engineering block. May 26, 2009.   |26.05.09: Press-service| // Photoreport

One Hundred Works From Paris: Solo Exhibition of Works by Zurab Tsereteli in the State Tretyakov Gallery   |26.05.09: Press-service| // The opening ceremony for the “One Hundred Works From Paris” exhibition of Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR and the Russian Federation, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador will take place in the Engineering Block of the State Tretyakov Gallery on May 26, 2009.

In Memory of the Poet   |25.05.09: Press-service| // This year we mark a distinctive jubilee – ten years ago Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of Russia started working on his sculptural cycle “My Contemporaries”. In the artist’s creative palette full of diverse genres a special place belongs to sculptural portraits of prominent figures of the 20th century culture: poets, musicians, actors.

Zurab Tsereteli Is an Adviser to the Kharbin Society of Russian Culture and Chinese Art   |20.05.09: Press-service| // On May 20, 2009 at the award ceremony in the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of Russia was presented with an Honorary Diploma of Adviser to the Kharbin Society of Russian Culture and Chinese Art.

International Museum Day: Night at the Museum Program in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |16.05.09: Press-service| // Tsereteli Art Gallery, 19 Prechistenka street, is marking the International Museum Day with a Night at the Museum program on May 16, 2009. The concert of spiritual music will take place in the Apple Hall from 6.30pm till 11.30pm free of charge.

Evening Party with Prominent Figures of Zurab Tsereteli’s Series of Sculptural Portraits “My Contemporaries” and Presentation of Recent Works of the Cycle. Tsereteli Art Gallery. April 20, 2009   |20.04.09: Press-service| // Photoreport

Award Ceremony for Golden Bridge Prize. Moscow, Embassy of Italy in the Russian Federation. 15.04.2009   |15.04.09: Press-service| // Photoreport

Dialogue with Time: Exhibition Within the Framework of Days of Sofia in Moscow   |08.04.09: Press-service| // Photoreport

Monochromism: Sculptures by Ghela Durujely in Tsereteli Art Gallery   |08.04.09: Press-service| // Tsereteli Art Gallery hosts ten works by the talented Georgian sculptor Ghela Durujely who executes his imaginative ideas in stone, in particular, granite. In the titles of his sculptures on display “Beautiful Tragedy of the Rising Sun”, “Inner Side of the Wind”, “Smoothed World” one can sense a paradoxicality of the artist’s mentality and his ability to think by purely plastic categories.

Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps Visited the Moscow Studio of Zurab Tsereteli   |04.04.09: Press-service| // On April 4, 2009 the President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli welcomed in his studio representatives of the diplomatic corps in Moscow.

Masterclass. April 2, 2009. Tsereteli Art Gallery   |02.04.09: Press-service| // Photoreport

Russia Marks the 200th Anniversary of Nikolai Gogol’s Birth   |01.04.09: Press-service| // On April 1, 2009 Russia marks the 200th birth anniversary of the Russian great novelist Nikolai Gogol. In 2002 a bronze monument to Nikolai Gogol by President of the Russian Academy of Arts Zurab Tsereteli was unveiled in Villa Borghese in Rome, one of Gogol’s favorite places where he had lived and worked.

Fashion and Style in Photography 2009   |27.03.09: Press-service| // Moscow City Government, Moscow City Department of Culture, Moscow House of Photography and Tsereteli Art Gallery present an exhibition entitled Fashion and Style in Photography 2009.

Zurab Tsereteli is a Winner of “Golden Bridge” Prize   |17.03.09: Press-service| // Zurab Tsereteli has become a winner of the first prize “Golden Bridge” awarded to distinguished figures in recognition of the significant role in fostering and strengthening bilateral relations between the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation.