ARKA Gallery (Saint Petersburg)

ARKA Gallery
Established	2004
Location	6 Bolshaya Morskaya Street ; Saint Petersburg, 190000, Russian Federation
Type	Art
Director	Eugenia Logvinova
Website	Gallery

ARKA Gallery (Russian: Галерея АРКА, romanized: Galereja ARKA) is an art gallery located at 6 Bolshaya Morskaya Street in the historical center of Saint Petersburg City, Russia. ARKA Gallery specialized in contemporary and modern Russian and foreign painting and fine art legacy of the Leningrad School artists of 1930–1980s.

Location

ARKA Gallery is located between Nevsky Prospekt, the Palace Square and the Hermitage Museum, in the historical building in Eclectic style belonged to banker K. Feleigsen. It was rebuilt by architect Ferdinand Miller in 1879-1880. Many years there was a Hotel d`France, some famous persons lived in it like Russian writers Ivan Turgenev and Alexey Tolstoy. Now has a display area of more than 2,100 square feet (200 m2).

History

ARKA Gallery was established in June 2004 by director and owner Eugenia Logvinova (Russian: Евге′ния Ло′гвинова), art historian and curator, a member of International Federation of Artists (IFA), and Art Critics and Art Historians Associations (AIS).^[4]

The name of the ARKA was initiated by the nearest neighbourhood with Arch of General Staff Building commemorating the Russian Victory over Napoleon in the Patriotic War of 1812, and also as a sign of special attention to the high traditions of Russian Art. The building was designed by Carlo Rossi in the Empire style and built in 1819-1829.

Since 2005 ARKA Gallery realized more than 100 exhibit projects mostly in Saint Petersburg, but also in Moscow,^[5] Tomsk, Novosybirsk,^[6] Barnaul.^[7] ARKA Gallery carries out joint projects with the major private collections and state museums of Russia. Also gallery hold some international art projects in Saint Petersburg and showed contemporary art from Italy,^[8] China,^[9] Japan, Ethiopia,^[10] Lithuania,^[11] and other countries.

Although the ARKA Gallery emphasized the work of living artists, exhibits were not limited to such works - as evidenced by its showing of Paintings of 1940-1980 by the Artists of the Leningrad School of Painting (February – May, 2013),^[12] solo exhibitions by artist Vladimir Sakson (2007),^[13] as well as the art of such oldest living masters as theatre artist and painter Muza Oleneva-Degtjareva (2007, 2010, 2011) and graphic artist Valentin Blinov.

Featured Artists

Nikolai Romanov (b. 1957, Russia)
Evgeny Zhavoronkov (b. 1948, Russia)
Ugo Baracco (b. 1949, Italy)
Taisia Afonina (1913-1994, Russia)
Nikolai Timkov (1912-1993, Russia)
Alexander Semionov (1922-1984, Russia)
Vitaly Tulenev (1937-1998, Russia)
Vsevolod Bazhenov (1909-1986, Russia)
Elena Skuin (1908-1986, Russia)
Vladimir Ovchinnikov (1911-1978, Russia)
Gevork Kotiantz (1906-1996, Russia)
Evgenia Antipova (1917-2009, Russia)
Victor Teterin (1922-1991, Russia)
Sergei Osipov (1915-1985, Russia)
Alexei Eriomin (1919-1998, Russia)
Samuil Nevelshtein (1903-1983, Russia)
Lev Russov (1926-1987, Russia)
Nikolai Galakhov (b. 1928, Russia)
Vladimir Sakson (1927-1988, Russia)
Evgeny Chuprun (1927-2005, Russia)
Piotr Alberti (1913-1994, Russia)
Irina Getmanskaya (b. 1939, Russia)
Vladimir Chekalov (1922-1992, Russia)
Sergei Van′kov (Russia)

Editions

Юлия Вальцефер. Живопись. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2012
Николай Романов. Живопись. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2012
Пасхальный калейдоскоп. Часть 2-я. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2010
Ugo Baracco. Venezia. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2009
Валентин Блинов. Графика. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Краски Карнавала. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Николай Романов. Пейзаж. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Старинный Петербург в рисунках Валентина Блинова. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Татьяна Шубина. Железный бестиарий в Петербурге. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Иван Жупан. Живопись, графика. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Евгений Жаворонков. Живопись. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Ольга Ардовская. Объекты из металла. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008
Пасхальный калейдоскоп. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2008^[14]
Седьмой ежегодный фестиваль "Японская весна в Санкт-Петербурге" в галерее АРКА. Спб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2007
Игорь Иванов. Реинкарнация металла. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2007
Владимир Саксон (1927-1988). Живопись. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2007^[15]
Жизнь ангелов. Игорь Шаймарданов. Станислав Маткайтис. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2007
Александр Филиппов. Санкт-Петербург. Зима. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2007
Андрей Гонюков. Живопись. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2007
Уго Баракко. Гравюра. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2006
Японская эротическая гравюра. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2006
Олег Гуренков. Живопись. СПб, «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2006
Игорь Нелюбович. Живопись. СПб., «АРКА» арт-галерея, 2006
Николай Романов. Пейзаж. СПб., 2006^[16]

Sources

Matthew C. Bown. Dictionary of 20th Century Russian and Soviet Painters 1900-1980s. London, Izomar, 1998.
Коммерсант, № 134, 24 июля 2004.
Artindex. Художники`05. Вып.3. T.1. СПб., 2005. С.79-91.
Янкович К. Из Эфиопии привезли «маскалей» // Смена, 2005, 16 декабря.
Лисовец М. Осколки чужих небес на фоне белой ночи // Невское время, 2005, 20 мая.
«Арка» продолжает радовать // Новости Петербурга, 2005, № 24 (400).
Логвинова Е. Муза и деньги // Free Time, 2006, №1 (92), C.30.
Логвинова Е. Прогулки по Большой Морской. Азибо – осколки целого мира // Новости Петербурга, 2006, №49 (476).
Дружинина Е. Берёза сама меня выбрала // Шанс, 2007, № 30, 9 марта.
Петрова Л. Лопух как символ революции // Невское время, 2007, 15 марта.
Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007.
Второй Московский международный фестиваль искусств «Традиции и современность». М., 2008. С.154-155.
Российская газета, 5 июня 2008.
Северная Пальмира глазами художников // Вечерний Новосибирск, 2008, 28 марта.
Вечтомова С. В Питере к Пасхе расписали страусиные яйца! // Смена, 2008, 28 апреля.
Ветров И. Очевидный Петербург // Российская газета, 2008, 30 мая.
Токмаков В. Белые ночи в Барнауле // Российская газета, 2008, 5 июня.
Михайлов В. Лайт Металл // Санкт-Петербургские Ведомости, 2009, 7 августа.
Чердакова Д. Тайна пляшущих человечков // На Невском, 2010, № 6 (161).

References

^ "ARKA Gallery Website".
^ Коммерсант, № 134, July 24, 2004.
^ ARKA Gallery at the Museums of Russia Art Portal Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ ARKA Gallery at the Museums of Russia Portal Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ ARKA Gallery presented Vladimir Sakson at Artesania Art Fair in Moscow
^ Северная Пальмира глазами художников // Вечерний Новосибирск, 2008, 28 марта.
^ Токмаков В. Белые ночи в Барнауле // Российская газета, 2008, 5 июня.
^ ARKA Gallery presented "Venezia" by italian artist Ugo Baracco
^ ARKA Gallery presented abstract art by contemporary chinese artist Van Youan
^ Янкович К. Из Эфиопии привезли «маскалей» // Смена, 2005, 16 декабря.
^ "ARKA Gallery presented Arts and Crafts from Lithuania". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
^ ARKA Gallery presented Paintings of 1940-1980 by the Artists of the Leningrad School Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Петрова Л. Лопух как символ революции // Невское время, 2007, 15 марта.
^ ARKA Gallery presented Art Project "Easter Kaleidoscope".
^ Дружинина Е. Берёза сама меня выбрала // Шанс, 2007, № 30, 9 марта.
^ Логвинова Е. Муза и деньги // Free Time, 2006, №1 (92), C.30.

External links

[1] "ARKA Gallery Website".

[2] Коммерсант, № 134, July 24, 2004.

[3] ARKA Gallery at the Museums of Russia Art Portal Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[4] ARKA Gallery at the Museums of Russia Portal Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[5] ARKA Gallery presented Vladimir Sakson at Artesania Art Fair in Moscow

[6] Северная Пальмира глазами художников // Вечерний Новосибирск, 2008, 28 марта.

[7] Токмаков В. Белые ночи в Барнауле // Российская газета, 2008, 5 июня.

[8] ARKA Gallery presented "Venezia" by italian artist Ugo Baracco

[9] ARKA Gallery presented abstract art by contemporary chinese artist Van Youan

[10] Янкович К. Из Эфиопии привезли «маскалей» // Смена, 2005, 16 декабря.

[11] "ARKA Gallery presented Arts and Crafts from Lithuania". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2013-02-11.

[12] ARKA Gallery presented Paintings of 1940-1980 by the Artists of the Leningrad School Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[13] Петрова Л. Лопух как символ революции // Невское время, 2007, 15 марта.

[14] ARKA Gallery presented Art Project "Easter Kaleidoscope".

[15] Дружинина Е. Берёза сама меня выбрала // Шанс, 2007, № 30, 9 марта.

[16] Логвинова Е. Муза и деньги // Free Time, 2006, №1 (92), C.30.

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