Lost Ideals of Happy Childhood
Print
2000 (printed)
2000 (printed)
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Timur Novikov founded and led the 'New Academicians' movement that dominated the St Petersburg art scene in the 1990s. In his series 'Lost Ideals of Happy Childhood', from which this print comes, Socialist Realist statuary idealising Soviet childhood is ironically framed with baroque and neo-classical ornament from Russia's imperial past.
Object details
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Title | Lost Ideals of Happy Childhood (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph in brown ink on cream paper |
Brief description | Print from the series 'Lost Ideals of Happy Childhood'. Timur Novikov, 2000. |
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Production type | Limited edition |
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Gallery label | The New Academicians of Saint Petersburg rejected the avant-garde and embraced Russia’s historical past with a mixture of irony and nostalgia. In the series Lost Ideals of Happy Childhood the group’s founder Timur Novikov framed socialist realist monuments to the Young Pioneers (Soviet boy scouts) in borders of sumptuous imperial ornament. (22/10/2016) |
Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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Summary | Timur Novikov founded and led the 'New Academicians' movement that dominated the St Petersburg art scene in the 1990s. In his series 'Lost Ideals of Happy Childhood', from which this print comes, Socialist Realist statuary idealising Soviet childhood is ironically framed with baroque and neo-classical ornament from Russia's imperial past. |
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Accession number | E.2089-2004 |
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Record created | July 15, 2004 |
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