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Soviet Life, Russian Reality: Photography from the USSR

The exhibition features over fifty striking black-and-white photographs taken in the Soviet Union between the 1950s and 1990s. Made from original photographic negatives, the remarkable images were printed in the Soviet Union at or around the time they were taken and reflect the photographers’ creative choices in capturing the various sides of Soviet life. The exhibition also includes a selection of approximately seventeen intriguing artifacts from the Soviet era. On display for the first time in a U.S. museum, the selection of photographs and artifacts draws from the extensive collection of Thomas Werner, professor at the famed Parsons The New School for Design in New York. The fascinating images provide an insider’s view of the realities of Soviet life under the socialist regime, exploring its various sides and reflecting the multiplicity of lifestyles in the seemingly uniform socialist environment.

Date(s): May 13, 2012 to September 16, 2012
Time(s): See website
Location:
5500 Stevens Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
USA
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Price: $7.00
Contact phone: (612) 821-9045
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