
1/7Exhibition "1+1+1+1+1=6." Invitation card for the exhibition. From Andrei Plesanov's archive. Courtesy: "pARTisan".

1/7Exhibition "1+1+1+1+1=6." On the steps of the House of Writers' union. Minsk, February 12, 1985. Artists: Ihar Kashkurevich, Ludmila Rusava, Adam Hlobus. Courtesy: "pARTisan".

1/7Exhibition "1+1+1+1+1=6". The visit of the official committee appointed by Ministry of Culture and government agency, which later banned the exhibition. House of Writers' Union. Minsk, 1985. Photo from Adam Hlobus' archive. Courtesy: "pARTisan".

1/7Exhibition "1+1+1+1+1=6". View of the installation. Artist Serhey Malishevski. House of Writers' Union, Minsk. 1985. Adam Hlobus' archive. Courtesy: "pARTisan".

1/7Exhibition "1+1+1+1+1=6". View of the installation. House of Writers' Union. Minsk, 1985
Courtesy: "pARTisan".

1/7Hanging exhibition "1+1+1+1+1=6" at the House of Writers' Union. Ihar Kashkurevich's painting "Still-life" is carried upside down. From Adam Hlobus' archive. Minsk, 1985. Courtesy: "pARTisan".

1/7View of exhibition "1+1+1+1+1=6" at House of Writers' Union, Minsk. 1985. From Adam Hlobus' archive. Courtesy: "pARTisan".
The exhibition was organized with support from the Union of Writers, thanks to the efforts of Viktar Karamazau, Mikhas Stratsou and Maksim Tank. Nevertheless, the authorities banned the exhibition even before it was opened. Union of Painters allowed using their premises for a day-long exhibition of paintings. Number of official painters, among which were well-known Mikhail Savitsky and Zair Azgur, subjected the exhibition to heavy-handed criticism blaming the participants in betrayal of socialist realism. The show was met with great appreciation in Belarus artistic circles and stands out as the first open attempt to show to the public new artistic forms and ideas.
Source: Volha Archipava. Belarusian Avant-garde of the 1980s. ‘pARTisan’s Collection’ series. Minsk 2012. http://partisanmag.by/
Date: 12 February 1985
Participants: Adam Hlobus, Ludmila Rusava, Ihar Kashkurevich, Siarhei Malisheusky, Jauheniya Lis, Uladzislau Kufko
Organizers: Union of Writers
Location: House of Union Writers, Minsk