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Kukryniksy

Dark wall display of five vintage Soviet posters with bold red and geometric designs and accompanying text panel

City:

Moscow

Year:

2024

Location:

Central Exhibition Hall "Manezh"

Team:

Architecture: PSCulture
Technical Director: Anton Safiulin
Equipment: ALEDO

The trio is known for their satirical caricatures, cartoons, posters, and book illustrations, created collaboratively. Their work responded to current events both within the Soviet Union and abroad, using sarcasm and grotesque imagery.

Their political caricatures, now considered Soviet classics, were a means of confronting the enemy through art.

 

Large white Cyrillic letters spelling "КУ КРЫНИКИ" dominate foreground of industrial gallery space with yellow walls and
Blue gallery wall displaying photographs and framed artworks with portrait enlargement on partition

The Kukryniksys’ works are rich in detail and carry a strong social message. Many tell complete visual stories that can be studied closely, revealing layers of meaning, hidden metaphors, and allusions. The ideas behind the images continue to resonate with contemporary viewers, as the humanity reflected in them remains relevant.

Gallery interior with yellow partition walls and black steel supports frames views of framed Soviet-era prints and

The Kukryniksys’ works are rich in detail and carry a strong social message. Many tell complete visual stories that can be studied closely, revealing layers of meaning, hidden metaphors, and allusions. The ideas behind the images continue to resonate with contemporary viewers, as the humanity reflected in them remains relevant.

Multi-room exhibition space with yellow and dark walls, red Soviet flag banner, and framed works
Cross-section view of gallery interior with visitor silhouettes, wall-mounted information panels, and lit display cases
Yellow-walled gallery with illuminated floor cases displaying framed artworks and overhead industrial ceiling structure
Brightly lit artwork depicting red vehicle with mechanical details hangs on white wall beside yellow gallery partition with
Architectural rendering of dark exhibition space with illuminated display panels and angled ceiling elements
Museum gallery with black partition walls displaying framed Soviet posters and artworks under industrial ceiling with track
Exhibition wall titled "Суецкий кризис" displays three framed artworks with descriptive panel, opening to gallery with
Three yellow display boxes mounted on wall showing colorful Soviet magazine covers labeled Krokodil
Interior perspective through glass partitions revealing illuminated display case with framed works beyond
Symmetrical gallery entrance with illuminated floor, concrete pillars, and blue-lit video screen displaying artwork in center
Gallery corridor lined with framed Japanese woodblock prints on white wall, black structural columns, and descriptive text
Gallery alcove with illuminated painting and framed artwork on blue wall under Greek inscription
Long exhibition hall with multiple large paintings on gray walls beneath industrial metal framework
Photographer: Vasily Bulanov
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