“Creativity Without Borders,” an exhibition of painting and photography. Tvorchestvo State Exhibition Hall, Moscow, April 2–14, 2013.

“There is hardly any higher pleasure than the pleasure of creating…”

Nikolai Gogol

From April 2 to 14, 2013, Tvorchestvo State Exhibition Hall, with the support of the Cultural Studies Section of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (Hamburg, Germany), presents “Creativity Without Borders,” an exhibition of painting and photography.

The event is organized as part of the Year of Germany in Russia and Russia in Germany, held under the motto “Germany and Russia: Building the Future Together.” It is aimed at strengthening and developing the political, economic, social and cultural relations between the two countries. Bringing together artists from Germany and Russia, the project introduces viewers to the contemporary art of both countries, helps them better understand and feel how Germans and Russians live today, and encourages both sides to find common ground and enrich one another with new knowledge and impressions.

Opening reception: April 5 at 17:00.

Exhibition participants:

Dirk Besserer, Bulat Mekebayev, Andrey Andrianov, Alexey Aronov, Natalia Bazhenova, Natalia Baranova, Ramil Gappasov, Tatiana Gudz, Olga Dushechkina, Olga Naletova, Vladimir Paroshin, Vladimir Soldatkin, Alexander Starodubov, Oleg Trofimov, Alexey Shalaev and Valery Yaroslavtsev.

All participants are well known and recognized both in their own countries and abroad. The group includes several representatives of the legendary Most group from Malaya Gruzinskaya, the International Art Fund, the Sunny Square association and the Aquarius Center for Creativity. Several of the artists have sold works at the world’s leading auctions, including Sotheby’s and Christie’s.

The exhibition will give visitors great aesthetic and intellectual pleasure. True art is accessible and clearly understood by representatives of different cultures, and it makes an important contribution to the development of friendly relations between our countries.

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