History of Saint-Petersburg: The exhibition “I returned to my city…Leningrad in paintings of 1960-1989s” in Saint-Petersburg

The exhibition “I returned to my city…Leningrad in paintings of 1960-1980s” opens on December 25, 2014 in the Small hall of the Central Exhibition Hall “Manege” in Saint-Petersburg.

Petersburg – is not only a city, it is a cultural phenomenon, which for three centuries, continues to attract interest of representatives of almost all kinds of art, literature and cinema. It should be noted that Petersburg is not only an object of description or image, but a character, actor and even a hero.

1960-1980s are considered today a period of stagnation. But this description is more applicable to the official ideology of the regime and included in the period of crisis of country’s economy. For Soviet culture this is a complicated transition time, when, overcoming censorship and psychological barriers, appear new, innovative events, new names in literature, theater, cinema, fine arts.

The exhibition features representatives of different generations, different styles and art schools.

With all the diversity of art individuals presented at the exhibition masters, they share common traits – intelligence, professionalism, exquisite harmony of color, and, of course, love to the native city.

The exhibition is based on works from the collection of the Central Exhibition Hall “Manege”, complemented by paintings, which belonged to authors.