«Playing with masterpieces: from Henri Matisse to Marina Abramovic»
Family project at Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow)
«Boom! Bam! Playing with masterpieces: from Henri Matisse to Marina Abramovic»
Jewish Museum and tolerance center (Moscow, Russia)
14 February — 14 May 2019
Curators: alexey munipov, IKA MUNIPOVA, liya chechik, irina dvoretskaya
Architecture: Alexei Tregubov
Jewish Museum and tolerance center (Moscow, Russia)
14 February — 14 May 2019
Curators: alexey munipov, IKA MUNIPOVA, liya chechik, irina dvoretskaya
Architecture: Alexei Tregubov
«Playing with masterpieces» was intended to have children as main visitors.The show had over 30 works on display from 26 private collections and both European and Russian museums. The list of artists included Kazimir Malevich, Francis Bacon, Roy Lichtenstein, Maurizio Cattelan, Natalia Goncharova, Yves Klein, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marina Abramovic, Alberto Giacometti, Bridget Riley, Anselm Kiefer, Viktor Pivovarov, Niko Pirosmani and others. The exhibition was accompanied by an large public program
Immersive design
To gain a good insight into masterpieces of modern art, visitors needed to open doors, climb a staircase and go down a slide
All about emotions
The exhibition was centered around emotions and feelings to help kids as well as adults to experience an artwork.
Use your stickers!
Each viewer received the leaflet with all the artworks and custom-made emoji stickers to pinpoint emotions. Spectators left the museum with their own emotional art-diary.
All inclusive
The exhibition included 3d models and tactile reliefs, sign language translations, sensory maps and more.
Praise and reviews for «Playing with masterpieces»
«One of the best exhibitions in Moscow»
Afisha
«It is all about the ability to wonder. Challenging, playful and liberating project»
Nezavisimaya gazeta
«The first exhibition made with children in mind. Curatorial debut of Alexey and Ika Munipov is certainly successful and spectacular, albeit controversial».
The Art Newspaper
«It may resemble playground, but there's nothing particularly childish in it. Every wall or niche contains great artworks of renowned artists»
Kommersant
«Rare example of truly inclusive exhibition catering for viewers with different backgrounds. «Playing with masterpieces» is made literally for everybody. You will need company to share your excitement. First and foremost, share it with your children»
Vedomosti
«This playful show treats artworks with daring irreverence, promising lots of fun for the whole family»
Russian Art Focus
«[Wassily Kandinsky] discovered that «colour can be felt, heard, it can prick you». Curators of this exhibition use this discovery in a most effective way. This type of exhibition design is a great tool for entering mysterious world of art. The show helps to understand art — and ourselves».
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Afisha
«It is all about the ability to wonder. Challenging, playful and liberating project»
Nezavisimaya gazeta
«The first exhibition made with children in mind. Curatorial debut of Alexey and Ika Munipov is certainly successful and spectacular, albeit controversial».
The Art Newspaper
«It may resemble playground, but there's nothing particularly childish in it. Every wall or niche contains great artworks of renowned artists»
Kommersant
«Rare example of truly inclusive exhibition catering for viewers with different backgrounds. «Playing with masterpieces» is made literally for everybody. You will need company to share your excitement. First and foremost, share it with your children»
Vedomosti
«This playful show treats artworks with daring irreverence, promising lots of fun for the whole family»
Russian Art Focus
«[Wassily Kandinsky] discovered that «colour can be felt, heard, it can prick you». Curators of this exhibition use this discovery in a most effective way. This type of exhibition design is a great tool for entering mysterious world of art. The show helps to understand art — and ourselves».
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
ELIZABETH MARGULIES
Director, Family Programs and Initiatives, Department of Education, The Museum of Modern Art (New YoRk)
FRANÇOISE BARBE-GALL
Art historian (Ecole du Louvre), the author of «How to Talk to Children about Art» and «How to Understand a Painting»