On Kalektarnaya – exhibition

1/9Poster for exhibition "On Kalektarnaya". Hall of the Institute "Minskgramadzianproject", Kalektarnaya street, Minsk. September 1987. From archive of Adrej Plesanov. Courtesy: Journal "pARTisan".

1/9"On Kalektarnaja". 1987. View of the exhibition. From archive of Adrej Plesanov. Courtesy: Journal "pARTisan".

1/9"On Kalektarnaja". 1987. View of the exhibition. From archive of Adrej Plesanov. Courtesy: Journal "pARTisan".

1/9"On Kalektarnaja". 1987. View of the exhibition. From archive of Adrej Plesanov. Courtesy: Journal "pARTisan".

1/9"On Kalektarnaja", Minsk, 1987. View of the exhibition. From archive of Adrej Plesanov. Courtesy: Journal "pARTisan".

1/9Exhibition "On Kalektarnaja", Minsk, 1987. Artur Klinau is giving interview. From archive of Artur Klinau. Courtesy: Journal "pARTisan".

1/9Exhibition "On Kalektarnaja", Minsk, 1987. Participants of the exhibition. From archive of Adrej Plesanov. Courtesy: Journal "pARTisan".

1/9Exhibition "On Kalektarnaja", Minsk, 1987. "Patriarch" by Vitaly Rozhkov (a.k.a. Bismark), oil painting. Courtesy: "pARTisan."

1/9Exhibition "On Kalektarnaja", Minsk, 1987. "Murder on Kastrychnickaja Street" by Artur Klinov, oil painting. Courtesy: "pARTisan."

This exhibition introduced a non-conformist approach to space organization. It stirred up an official criticism, which resulted in several attempts to close down the show. A telegram asking for support was sent to Raisa Gorbacheva (the wife of the head of the USSR government). It read: “Dear Mrs. Raisa Gorbacheva! The first exhibition of young painters was opened in Minsk but the authorities are trying to shut it down. Please, protect our cultural endeavors!”

Document: Nataliya TATUR: Exhibition on Kalektarnaya, 4—Fragments From the Book of Remembrance (2004)

Source: Volha Archipava. Belarusian Avant-garde of the 1980s. ‘pARTisan’s Collection’ series. Minsk 2012. http://partisanmag.by/