The Manezh exhibition of avant-garde Soviet massacre occurred – RBC

The consequences of the pogrom in the Manege exhibition of sculptures

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«Orthodox” activists headed by Dmitry Tsorionovym (Enteo) ransacked the exhibition of sculptures in the Arena. This was reported by RIA Novosti, the data confirms to Interfax.

This is the exhibition of the participants of artistic associations Lassie (1954-1968) Vadim Siddur, Nikolai and Vladimir Silis Lemport. The exhibition of their work, entitled “Sculptures, which we do not see” opened on Friday, Aug. 14.

As told RBC Head of PR and advertising CVM “Manezh” Elena Karneeva activists damaged the four works, “some completely some part “. According to her, they met Vadim Siddur.

In a conversation with the radio station Business FM Karneeva noted that visitors outraged actions of activists. “Visitors today a lot of us, who enjoy the show, and that is very popular with art Sidura understand what it was about and what the exhibition, they are very upset that they have prevented normal today to see the show and staged here this rally,” – she said, .

The press service of the Moscow Research Affairs RIA Novosti reported that the place of the incident left the police outfit. “The message that’s going on the offense received. The riot police to the place left exactly what happened there, we can not yet comment. Is checked “, – told the agency. According Karneeva, outfit police thugs have brought out of the building an arena.

The leader of the Orthodox public movement” God’s will “Dmitry Tsorionov nicknamed Enteo with his supporters smash sculptures 1960-1970-ies in the Manezh exhibition “Sculptures, which we do not see»

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As told Interfax correspondent, activists said of the sculpture offended the feelings of believers. “This exhibition blasphemous – for example, Jesus Christ is depicted in an indecent form – said Enteo. – We want this exhibition was closed to the law on the protection of religious feelings actually adhered to in the main exhibition center of the country was not such a dirty, hard mockery of Jesus Christ and of the saints ».

In this case, conversation with the radio station “Moscow speaking” Enteo noted that the activists do not damage any of the work. “The exhibits are not damaged, only one plate of IKEA», – he said.

Karneeva, answering questions from RBC, said that the organizers is to be assessed the damage caused rioters. She drew attention to the fact that the work belonged to the state fund and insured.

A few hours before the incident Enteo told that activists plan to eliminate the kind of “blasphemy”. “Media attention! In the center of Moscow at the exhibition terrible blasphemy, run to eliminate “- he wrote in his microblog on Twitter.

The Russian Orthodox Church, commenting on the massacre at the Manege, called for respect for the laws of both believers and organizers of exhibitions . “If the law is violated Tsorionov, let him answer to the fullest extent. But the law must respect those who are satisfied with the exhibition, “- told Interfax head of the Synodal Department for Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin.

« The exhibition “Sculptures, which we do not see” – a full-scale study of the phenomenon of basement Nonconformist, existing in parallel to the official Soviet art. Dozens of works of authorship Vadim Siddur, Leonid Berlin, Anatoly and Alexander Slepysheva Pozina of meeting CVM “Arena” are exhibited together with works of Vladimir and Nicholas Lemport Silis “- said in a press release on the website of the Manege.

Combining Lassie It was created Lemport, Siddur and Silis in 1954. Their activities continued until 1968. Works Siddur in the USSR accused of formalism, in his lifetime his work was exhibited only abroad. Several models of the sculptures he installed in Germany.