Friend of the State - о "Государстве" на английском
Andrey Rodionov, Ekaterina Troepolskaya
27/04/2012
From April 11th until May 20th, “The State”, solo exhibition of Dmitry Tsvetkov is opened in PERMM (Perm Museum of Modern Art).
In the film Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, one practicing theatre expert reflects about building up a plotline that would raise interest in the spectator. He uses three terms: blood, love and oratory. According to his words blood adds sense to any plotline and goes well with oratory and with love, or with both of them. With no blood spectator is not interested in oratory and love.
The State, exhibition of Dmitry Tsvetkov that has recently been opened in PERMM (Perm Museum of Modern Art) is luxurious. It takes two floors. The first floor evokes inspiration and admiration because we see the state as it is supposed to be seen - trim and fluffy. The second floor blows up spectators’ heads. Here they enjoy splendid embroidery, beads, sequins and pearls forming all possible state paraphernalia, and all of a sudden they see the same glamorous stuff like pearls, beads, sequins and silk being used to create dead heads. дальше здесь