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Current Exhibitions

From Thaw to Meltdown: Soviet Paintings of the 1950s-1980s

February 25, 2012 - August 12, 2012

This exhibition examines the themes of industrial work in Soviet painting in the post-Stalin era. Profound and lasting transformations in society took place after Stalin’s death in 1953. The decades following WWII saw a gradual relaxation of the ideological restrictions previously imposed by the Communist Party. The recognizably Stalinist painting aesthetic—highly idealized and formulaic—gave way to a more diverse thematic environment.

Exhibition review in StarTribune

Taille Directe: Sculptures by Naum Mogilevsky

March 3, 2012 - September 9, 2012

This display of human-form sculptures in The Museum of Russian Art’s Fireside Gallery features fourteen works by Naum Mogilevsky. The sculptures were recently added to the Museum’s growing permanent collection through a generous gift from the artist’s nephew, Boris Mogilevsky and are on view for the very first time publicly.

The House with the Mezzanine. 1991. Print on paper. Courtesy of Oleg Vassiliev.

The Art of Oleg Vassiliev: Discovering 20th Century Russian Masters

Continues through May 6, 2012. Lower Gallery

The Art of Oleg Vassiliev surveys the career of one of the most important unofficial Soviet artists.

Oleg Vassiliev was recently featured on TPT’s MN Original series. Click here to watch.

Photography from the USSR: Soviet Life, Russian Reality

May 13, 2012 - September 16, 2012

This exhibition presents over fifty photographs from the four final decades of the Soviet era, a period that corresponds with TMORA’s concurrent painting exhibition From Thaw to Meltdown. Drawn from the collection of Thomas Werner, professor and director of the BFA program at New York’s Parsons New School for Design, these black-and-white images show Soviet citizens in social, educational, and familial settings that both conformed to the dictates of the regime and reflected their own versions of reality.

The Art of Nicolai Fechin

Opening August 18, 2012

This 20th century Russian-American artist is renowned as much for his impressionistic scenes of the American southwest as for his Russian roots. Features paintings on loan from Russian and American museums and private collections.

Online Exhibitions

TMORA announces the launch of six online exhibitions, funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Click on the links below to explore: