The American Center in Moscow invites you on January 12 at 8:00 PM MSK to attend the first presentation in a seven-part series on the history of American abstract art — "Solomon Guggenheim and the rise of the American abstract art".
The American Center in Moscow invites those who are interested in art in general and American art in particular to join a series of seven weekly presentation that will give a brief review of a very interesting period in the history of art in America — abstract art.
The first presentation in the series, on January 12 at 8:00 PM MSK, will shed light on the important role of Solomon Guggenheim in the history of American abstract art. The businessman started to collect art in the 1890s and opened his first museum in 1939. The seminal moment in the history of abstract art was when Solomon Guggenheim started to include examples of non-objective art into his vast collection. He travelled to Europe to buy artworks directly from artists in the studios. His collection includes works of Kandinsky, Rudolf Bauer, Marc Chagall, Fernand Leger, Paul Klee, Oskar Kokoschka and Joan Miro.
Led by Medea Paatashvili, an artist and curator of exhibitions. Currently Medea is pursuing a Master’s degree in History and Theory of Art at the Russian State University for the Humanities. Medea has arranged 42 exhibitions, and she also conducts master classes in drawing and painting.
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This meeting is hosted on Zoom, so if you are interested in joining, please create a Zoom account beforehand. When registering below, please submit your valid email address to receive a link to the class Zoom meeting 30 minutes before the session begins.
To join other AMC Online programs, please check the American Center’s TimePad calendar.
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