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St. Petersburg is the main treasury of art and culture of our country. Its architectural buildings, monuments, sculptures, fountains, palaces and museums are real masterpieces of art that amaze with their originality and incredible majesty.
Soon the territory of the city will replenish with another amazing art object. It is planned to open a Museum of Street Art here.
Unusual art platform
The museum is a unique art platform where the works of famous street artists not only from Russia, but from all over the world will be presented. Its concept is that it should be an object of spontaneous work.
The Museum of Street Art (St. Petersburg) is located in the southeastern part of the city, on the territory of a laminated plastics plant. The originality of the idea lies in the fact that the plant is an operating facility. The territory of the enterprise is about 11 hectares. The total area of the walls devoted to drawings by street artists occupies about 200,000 square meters. m. In addition, they will be able to embody their ideas and fantasies onroofs and ceilings of abandoned buildings, as well as sidewalk paths.
Finnish project
Museum of Street Art (St. Petersburg) will be officially opened to visitors in 2016. Today, the abandoned buildings of the laminated plastics plant are being reconstructed according to the project of the Finnish architectural company JKMM Architects, which won this right in a closed competition between Russian, Polish and B altic firms.
According to the Finnish project, the central courtyard, where the destroyed boiler house is located, will become the place for the main exposition. It is this hall that will be the first acquaintance with the world of street art for visitors. In addition, Finnish architects are planning to hold temporary exhibitions on the territory of the museum. Also here, right in the open air, a courtyard-park will be organized, where it is planned to hold meetings and events of various levels. A pleasant surprise for the younger generation will be a skate park. A large parking area for visitors is also planned. The central factory chimney will become a place for spotlights. As a result of the reconstruction, they are going to open a restaurant, a shop, a concert hall and workshops.
First masterpieces
Artists started working on their street masterpieces back in 2012. Today, the walls of the plant are decorated with 11 graffiti created by the Spanish master Ecsif, as well as such famous Russian artists as Timofey Radya from Yekaterinburg, Muscovite Pasha 183, Pasha Wais, Kirill Kto from Nizhny Novgorod and others. By the time of the opening of the Museum of StreetArt Exhibition (St. Petersburg) will be able to present 70 completed works of graffiti, video art and even 3D mapping to visitors. From 2012 to 2014, it was customary to turn in one masterpiece per month. Since 2015, it is planned to increase the speed and take two per month.
One of the famous works of the museum is the creation of the "Ural Banksy" - Timofey Radi, who is a nominee and winner of many street art awards, including the well-known New York Cutlog NY Artist Prize.
His masterpiece "All I Know About Street Art", adorning one of the walls, is a cry from the soul and a reflection of the inner world of all graffiti artists. According to Radi, what he could not say out loud, he expressed in these lines on the wall. He believes that by doing this he wanted to show the depth and individuality of this amazing art.
Introducing street art
Street art is a unique street art that is only gaining popularity in our country. To acquaint people with its origins and history, the Museum of Street Art (St. Petersburg) held a series of lectures together with the Faculty of History of St. Petersburg State University. Timofey Radya talked about the existential and political discourses of this trend. Alina Zorya gave a lecture on the history of street art, and Arseniy Sergeev talked about how graffiti interacts with contemporary museums. In addition, everyone could listen to a story about famous street artists, interpreters and critics of Moscow from Kirill Kto. Also presentedlectures on muralism in street art and the marginalization of street art.
Debut exhibition
Although the Museum of Street Art (St. Petersburg) will start its work only in 2016, in July 2014 its unofficial opening took place. It was marked by the debut exhibition, called Casus Pacis ("A Reason for Peace"). It was organized as part of the famous Manifesto 10 art biennale and was originally dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. But due to the current situation in the world, part of the exposition reflected modern military cataclysms. The most legendary work of the exhibition was the creation of the deceased graffiti artist, Pasha 183, "Alenka". After the exhibition, this work became an integral part of the permanent exhibition.
Argentinean Bicycle Picnic
In mid-August 2014, a bike picnic was held on the territory of the museum with Mart, a famous street artist from Argentina. This event was organized as part of the Lets bike it! and "Bicycles of St. Petersburg". His work adorned one of the walls of the main exhibition. The topic is about bicycles. According to Mart himself, for him a bicycle is a reflection of the inner freedom of a person. Each participant of the picnic had a chance to personally communicate with the Argentinean artist and get to know his view on street art.
Closing season
September 13, 2014, the Street Art Museum held a super party. This grandiose holiday was the last one before the closing of the museum for reconstruction. Visitors were able to look at the Casus exhibitionPacis, attend a street symposium on the interaction of art and hooliganism, see the latest designer clothes, shoes and accessories from the best stores in the northern capital, play ping-pong, ride a skateboard, see a grand evening concert and enjoy a night rave.
Museum of Street Art (St. Petersburg): address and reviews
The museum will start its work in 2016 after the complete reconstruction. In addition to opening additional sites and creating new unique street masterpieces, the museum plans to increase the number of guided tours. In this case, the total time should be about an hour.
Despite the fact that the museum held only a few events in 2014, it has already gained popularity and appreciation from its visitors. Both ordinary people and professional street artists consider it a unique creative object, which in the future will reveal the inner world of people and help them take a fresh look at the present.
You can visit the museum at: St. Petersburg, st. Metro Ladozhskaya, Museum of Street Art, Revolution Highway, 84.
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