TateShots: Rodchenko and Popova

Tate Moderns exhibition explores the work of Aleksandr Rodchenko and Liubov Popova, who sparked a revolution in Russian art. The Constructivists challenged the idea of the work of art as a unique commodity, and believed that it could contribute to everyday life through design, architecture, theatre and film.  In this interview, one of the show's curators Ben Borthwick looks at how their paintings, however abstract, can still be mapped back to things that exist in the real world.
Rodchenko & Popova: Defining Constructivism, Tate Modern, until 17 May

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• russian
• constructivism
• avant
• garde
• tate
• tatemodern
• modern
• modernart
• art
• exhibition
• educational

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One might say that this would be exactly the wrong time to talk about art and design elements. The few small references to the Constructivist philosophy and how it is revealed in the work is just too meager. This is a great opportunity wasted.