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Exhibitions, Fall 2008
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El Lissitzky Organized by The Phillips Collection, Two complete sets of the influential Russian abstract artist El Morduchovitch Lissitzky's futuristic portfolios, commissioned by the Kestner Society in 1923, are highlighted in Futurist Portfolios. Twenty prints in all are featured, eight from his Proun portfolio which he intended as a prototype for future mechanical and architectural designs, and twelve from his Victory Over the Sun portfolio, created to commemorate Kasimir Malevich's 1913 futurist opera of the same name. Between 1923 and 1928, El Lissitzky took his Prouns prints into a three-dimensional space, building abstract rooms. Contemporary artist Hideyo Okamura recreates Lissitzky's 1923 Proun room of Berlin by considering the architectural elements of the gallery space where the prints will be displayed. Following Lissitzky's philosophies closely, Okamura collaborates with his muse, rendering the room with Lissitzky's preferred architectural tones and shapes that wrap around corners and ascend to the ceiling of the gallery. Okamura thusly creates wall-size abstractions that give viewers a three-dimensional experience of the modernist master's work. The installation is designed by Hideyo Okamura and is curated by Elizabeth Turner, vice provost for the arts, U.Va., interim director, U.Va. Art Museum, and Elsa Smithgall, associate curator, The Phillips Collection. Sponsored by the U.Va. Art Museum Volunteer Board, Arts Enhancement Fund, and Arts$.
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