Hobbies. Personal collection of Vladimir Spivakov Automatic translate

On June 15, with the support of “Opening private banking”, the Museum of Russian Impressionism presented the exhibition “Hobbies. Personal collection of Vladimir Spivakov. " The exposition included over 90 works of different eras and currents. An extensive and diverse collection combines Russian painting and graphics at the turn of the XIX – XX centuries; contemporary Russian art, represented by such directions as non-conformism and Moscow conceptualism, neo-academicism and kinetism; as well as a unique collection of folk glass painting of Western Europe, unique for Russia.

Benoit Alexander. Truffaldino (costume sketch) for the play “The Servant of Two Masters”, 1921

“Boris Iosifovich Mints loves music very much and often visits the House of Music,” says Vladimir Spivakov. - It all started with one of these visits - the idea to organize an exhibition belonged to him. He was extremely impressed by the part of the collection that I presented to the House of Music. For me, this is a creative laboratory in which people should be surrounded by beauty. "

The maestro personally greeted the guests, among whom were Kristina Orbakaite, Valeria and Joseph Prigozhin, Tatyana Gevorkyan, Margarita Mamun, Mikhail Grushevsky and

Boris Scherbakov. Museum Director Julia Petrova and its founder Boris Mints spoke about the prerequisites for creating the project.

“We have already received the first reviews, and on their basis I can say that the exhibition was a success. On the part of Vladimir Teodorovich, it was a rather bold step - to expose a collection of works for which there is no fashion, ”comments Yulia Petrova. - For example, the theme of glass painting in Russia is not only unpopular, but also little known. For a museum of Russian impressionism, it may seem unexpected at first glance. But our exhibition policy is such that Russian impressionism should in no way become a restriction either stylistic or emotional. Today in the museum there is an amazing synergy. The exhibition turned out to be multifaceted, and this is precisely the task we set for ourselves. ”

“I am very glad that fate gave me the opportunity to communicate with such a wonderful person as Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov,” said the founder of the museum, Boris Mints. - His depth of understanding of works of art and the desire to show their new side are inspiring. Showing the collections of our contemporaries, great people who deeply understand art, we show from a new perspective the personality of the person himself, give us the opportunity to know him better and discover new facets of the perception of art. The architecture of the exhibition, the way colors and light are chosen, is also very interesting. ”

The exhibition is notable primarily for the fact that the appearance of each exhibit in the collection is directly related to events in the life of a great musician. For example, Vladimir Spivakov first saw vivid and dynamic sketches of Pavel Chelishchev’s costumes in the “Russian Tea Room” - a restaurant of Russian cuisine in Manhattan, near Carnegie Hall:

An incident happened in this concert hall, ”the musician recalls. -

On November 7, 1977, during the performance of Bach’s Chaconne, a self-exploding three-kilogram can of paint was thrown at me, directly into the solar plexus. After my concert, we went to the Russian Tea House, and there these works of Pavel Chelishchev hung on the wall. Subsequently, I saw them already with Anatoly Bekkerman: I have an excellent memory for pictures. And Anatoly Bekkerman - a man whose knowledge and taste I trust, gave them to me.

The name of the exhibition - “Hobbies” - refers to another little-known fact from the biography of the maestro. Once a beginner violinist Vladimir Spivakov seriously studied painting and faced a choice: to be a musician or artist. Having once chosen music, the maestro did not lose his passion for art. To this day, painting remains one of his main hobbies along with the hobby of his whole life - music. Vladimir Spivakov presented over 100 works from his collection to the Moscow International House of Music, which he has been managing for 15 years.

An exhibition catalog was published for the opening of the exhibition, which included an interview with Vladimir Spivakov and an essay on the most important sections of the maestro’s collection, in particular, the first research review of the collection of glass paintings.