Moscow Museum Opens Major Embroidery Exhibition
A large-scale exhibition titled 'Shito-vyshitо' showcasing the evolution of Russian embroidery from traditional folk art to contemporary artistic expression opened in Moscow on October 16 and will run until January 31. It features over 300 works from the 18th to the 21st century, including regional folk pieces, avant-garde and Soviet-era designs, and new works by modern artists.
Consensus
- The exhibition 'Shito-vyshitо' opened on October 16 at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Art in Moscow.
- The exhibition runs until January 31.
- It features over 300 items of embroidery from the 18th to 21st century.
- The exhibition includes traditional folk embroidery, avant-garde and Soviet-era works, and contemporary art.
- The exhibition is organized around thematic motifs such as ornaments, birds, human figures, architecture, and embroidered text.
- The curators are Anastasia Grigoryan and Anna Petrova.
- The architect of the exhibition is Alexey Podkidyshev.
- Modern artists participated in the project, some creating works specifically for the exhibition.
- The exhibition explores the evolution of embroidery as a cultural and artistic language.
- The exhibition includes works from the museum's own collection, regional museums, and private collections.
Points of divergence
- The exhibition was curated by Anastasia Grigoryan alone. — ntv
- The exhibition was organized with support from the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives and the 'Svyaz' Epochs' Foundation. — mn
- The exhibition includes works from the Scientific Research Institute of Artistic Industry and features artists such as Kirill Manchunsky. — kommerant
- The museum director, Tatyana Rybkin, stated that no region with a traditional embroidery practice was left unrepresented. — mn
- The exhibition includes works from museums-archives in Novgorod, Pskov, Kostroma, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Smolensk, the Mstera Art Museum, the Suzdal MIRA Center, and the Moscow Zilart. — kommerant
- The exhibition includes a section dedicated to embroidered words, such as names, dates, proverbs, and slogans. — ntv
- The exhibition includes works by 25 contemporary authors, including Maria Arent, Irina Zatulovskaya, Andrey Ishonin, Maria Obukhova, Olga Treivas, and Ustina Yakovleva. — mn
- The exhibition includes works by Irina Korina and Kirill Manchunsky. — kommerant
Coverage (3 sources)
- The evolution of embroidery from folk traditions to current art will be shown in Moscow — НТВ Москва
- Large-scale exhibition on traditional embroidery opened at the museum of decorative arts — Московские новости
- All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts will exhibit three centuries of Russian embroidery — Коммерсантъ