The exhibition "Kukryniksy"
Total area: 1755 m²
Location: Moscow, Manege Central Exhibition Hall
Year: 2024
The design project of the exhibition "Kukryniksy".
The exhibition was opened on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the union of three artists Mikhail Kupriyanov, Porfiry Krylov and Nikolai Sokolov, in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manege" on November 1, 2024.
To create an interior solution for the exhibition space, I turned to the story of the acquaintance of three artists. This happened in the early 20s, at the main creative institute of the country, the VKHUTEMAS school of the avant-garde. There, the artists began working together, under the pseudonym "Kukryniksy".
It was important to show the scale of the construction of the avant-garde of that time, which covered all creative spheres. The symbol of such construction was the "Layher" scaffolding. They stand like a high wall at the entrance and continue further into the exhibition space. The geometric shapes on the "frieze" are not accidental either. The avant—gardists conveyed reality with the help of geometric shapes - this is the main tool and the basis of the entire movement.
The exhibition was opened on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the union of three artists Mikhail Kupriyanov, Porfiry Krylov and Nikolai Sokolov, in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manege" on November 1, 2024.
To create an interior solution for the exhibition space, I turned to the story of the acquaintance of three artists. This happened in the early 20s, at the main creative institute of the country, the VKHUTEMAS school of the avant-garde. There, the artists began working together, under the pseudonym "Kukryniksy".
It was important to show the scale of the construction of the avant-garde of that time, which covered all creative spheres. The symbol of such construction was the "Layher" scaffolding. They stand like a high wall at the entrance and continue further into the exhibition space. The geometric shapes on the "frieze" are not accidental either. The avant—gardists conveyed reality with the help of geometric shapes - this is the main tool and the basis of the entire movement.
There is a lot of symbolism in the design of the exhibition. For example, black rectangles of different sizes with "Windows of TASS"* are the walls of houses. During the war, they were placed on the facades of houses, in storefronts, in the subway, etc. and they were a powerful propaganda tool.
* "Windows of TASS" — political propaganda posters produced by the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
* "Windows of TASS" — political propaganda posters produced by the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
In the hall of the Nuremberg trials, the shape of the table at which the artists were sitting was determined from photographs. Stylizing it in an avant-garde style, we got a showcase-a bench with an inclined plane made of birch plywood with niches for exhibits.
The hall dedicated to the Cold War.
The shape of the Iron Curtain
Separate halls of the exhibition are dedicated to the work of Kukryniks in the magazine "Crocodile" and on book illustrations.
In the last hall, paintings by artists were shown. These are heavy large-scale paintings from major museums in Russia.
