PRESS RELEASE
On the 27th of February 2018 at the regular meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Arts Konstantin Khudyakov presented the recently published collection of materials of the fifth International Scientific and Practical Conference "Art and Power."
ART AND POWER: materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference / ed. K.V. Khudyakov, S.A. Kuznetsova. - Saratov: Amirit. 2018. - 398 p., ppl.
Editorial Board: K.V. Khudyakov, T.A. Garanina, O.A. Koshkin, O.A. Krivtsun, S.A. Kuznetsova, I.P. Sosnovskaya, I.I. Bondarenko, N.A. Slomova .
The collection contains materials of the Fifth International Scientific and Practical Conference "Art and Power", which was held in Saratov on October 19-21, 2017 with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Saratov Region and the Ministry of Culture of the Region on the basis of the Volga Region Department of the Russian Academy of Arts. The conference was organized as a part of the program to celebrate the 260th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Arts.
The main organizers and partners are: the Russian Academy of Arts, the Volga Region Department of the Russian Academy of Arts, the European Center of Fine Arts, the European Academy of Security and Conflictology, the European Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture (Bratislava, Slovakia), Moscow State Art-Industry Academy named after S.G.Stroganov, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Creative Union of Russian Artists, Saratov State Art Museum named after A.Radishchev, SSTU named after Gagarin Y.A., Saratov Regional Educational and Methodological Center, Saratov Regional House of Artists, Saratov Artistic the school named after A.P. Bogolyubov.
In the framework of the conference, plenary and sectional sessions, master classes, round tables, open lectures, presentations of exhibitions and art projects, seminars, retreats were held in the village of Bazarny Karabulak and in the village of Baltai, Saratov region.
The following problems were discussed at the conference: the Russian Academy of Arts in the context of structural transformations, creativity as a method of scientific research, innovative models of art education, features of the development of techniques and technologies in the visual arts, politicization of art, power and environment, strategies and practices of institutions of contemporary art. The section "Revolutions, takeovers and New Languages of Art" was held for the first time. Issues that were discussed there: the appearance of new languages in art, contemporary art in theater and cinema, the experiences of the formation of new cultural spaces, and the theme of the anniversary of the Revolution in artistic projects. These and other issues were reflected in the scientific materials of the conference participants.
Design of the collection: S.G. Denisov / I.V. Kolesnikov. In the design of the cover
Alexander Zhernoklyouev's work "Red Sailors. Composition 42 " was used. Translation into English: S.V. Arefyeva. Photo: A.B. Moskvitin, Y.V. Nabatov. Layout: Y.A. Kryukov.
The collection is addressed to specialists in the field of art, cultural studies, teachers of art and printing in universities and colleges, all interested in the fate of art.