ALEXANDRA EXTER

BORN
LIVES&WORKS
1882, Bialystok, Russian Empire (present-day Poland)
1949, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

An extremely original and very creative painter, set designer and costume designer, belonging to the Russian avant-garde movement, in the early 20th century she attracted the artists of the city to her studio in Kiev, and then became a regular attendee at the Parisian salons alongside important artists such as Picasso, Braque, Apollinaire. She is very active in the fields of painting, which from cubo-futurism turns to constructivism, stage decoration, teaching and decoration of manuscripts.

SIGNS

  • The New Spirit in Paris, MoMA, New York, USA, 2022
  • Masterpieces of Russian art from American collections, Russian Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow, St. Petersburg, 2018
  • Futurismo 100, Mart, Rovereto, Italy, 2009
MAGAZINE
The Bag 2022