New Meditations

The current group show New Meditations at Daniel Faria Gallery seeks to continue, through contemporary investigations, the conversation Russian avant-garde painter Kazimir Malevich started and minimalist artists like Josef Albers and Sol LeWitt further developed.  To me, it's one of the best shows Toronto is showing this summer.

Derek Liddington:

Jose Dávila:

Elizabeth Zvonar:

Jessica Eaton:

Building the Revolution in London

I found myself more and more in love with the Russian avant-garde with my visit today to Royal Academy of Arts' current show Building The Revolution: Soviet Art And Architecture 1915-1935.  It's a pity that no photography was allowed at the exhibition.  The Russian art and architecture on view, mostly from the 1920s, of course include much more than the model and drawings of Vladimir Tatlin's (never built 1920 designed) constructivist classic Monument to the Third International:

Richard Pare's picture of Vladimir Shukhov's 1922 Shabolovka Radio Tower:

Russian avant-garde @ Ludwig

I have always loved the Russian avant-garde.  When I visited Koeln's Museum Ludwig in July, I was impressed by its broad collection.

Kazimir Malevich at Ludwig, 2011:

Ilja Tchaschnik at Ludwig, 2011:

Alexander Rodchenko at Ludwig, 2011:

Another edition of Rodchenko's spatial construction Square In A Square in the last picture was shown at Berlinische Galerie in Berlin.