Alexander Tsypkin: “Great Writer — Not Me”
A special column by the Editor-in-Chief of Art&Reviews Alexandra Sorpova⭐️
A conversation about writing, theater, and why personal branding is not image-making — but the architecture of your soul.
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A special column by the Editor-in-Chief of Art&Reviews Alexandra Sorpova⭐️
A conversation about writing, theater, and why personal branding is not image-making — but the architecture of your soul.
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The Murakami Effect
By Arina Chingaleva
How Takashi Murakami turned art into a cultural engine — and consumer goods into six-figure assets.
From Louis Vuitton bags to NFTs and supercars, Murakami didn’t just blur the line between art and commerce — he monetized it.
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By Arina Chingaleva
How Takashi Murakami turned art into a cultural engine — and consumer goods into six-figure assets.
From Louis Vuitton bags to NFTs and supercars, Murakami didn’t just blur the line between art and commerce — he monetized it.
All that Takashi Murakami touches turns to gold — let us unravel the alchemy of the Murakami Effect.
Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist, sculptor, and designer. Born in Tokyo in 1962, he graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. He is one of the most internationally renowned Japanese artists working in the neo-pop style...
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Dancing Queen
By Margarita Kondratenko
Seven-time world champion Anastasia Safonova on discipline, vulnerability, teaching, and why dance can become a form of therapy.
From first competitions to motherhood — a story of strength, balance, and finding meaning beyond the stage.
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By Margarita Kondratenko
Seven-time world champion Anastasia Safonova on discipline, vulnerability, teaching, and why dance can become a form of therapy.
From first competitions to motherhood — a story of strength, balance, and finding meaning beyond the stage.
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Cursed & Cultured
By Ilya Lypko
The Yusupovs — a dynasty balancing Europe and Asia, luxury and loss. From Persian manuscripts to royal jewels, from ancient curses to cultural synthesis — how one family shaped Russian art and paid the ultimate price.
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By Ilya Lypko
The Yusupovs — a dynasty balancing Europe and Asia, luxury and loss. From Persian manuscripts to royal jewels, from ancient curses to cultural synthesis — how one family shaped Russian art and paid the ultimate price.
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How Can Art Make You Live
Through the Pains and Secrets of the Past?
By Elizaveta Gromova
A visit to the Jewish Museum becomes an emotional journey through war, repression, memory, and silence — where art does not decorate history, but forces you to feel it.
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Through the Pains and Secrets of the Past?
By Elizaveta Gromova
A visit to the Jewish Museum becomes an emotional journey through war, repression, memory, and silence — where art does not decorate history, but forces you to feel it.
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A Dialogue on Malaya Bronnaya: How theatre stays alive in a world that won’t slow down
By Alex Kalvarskiy
A classic isn’t marble. It’s a living code.
What keeps theatre alive when the world won’t slow down? On Malaya Bronnaya, we talk to a director, an actress, and an actor about why classics still work — not because of costumes or nostalgia, but because they tap into something painfully human.
A conversation about time, intention, and why theatre still matters now.
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By Alex Kalvarskiy
A classic isn’t marble. It’s a living code.
What keeps theatre alive when the world won’t slow down? On Malaya Bronnaya, we talk to a director, an actress, and an actor about why classics still work — not because of costumes or nostalgia, but because they tap into something painfully human.
A conversation about time, intention, and why theatre still matters now.
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Art or Accident?
By Alena Boyko
One of these photos is part of an exhibition in Moscow. The other was made by a student in half an hour. Can you tell the difference? And more importantly — does it even matter? A&R explores what makes photography art.
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By Alena Boyko
One of these photos is part of an exhibition in Moscow. The other was made by a student in half an hour. Can you tell the difference? And more importantly — does it even matter? A&R explores what makes photography art.
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A&R — May 2025
This issue would not exist without the people behind it.
Editor-in-Chief
Alexandra Sorpova
Subeditor
Denis Skobelev
Editors
Julia Yutkina
Polina Gnedysch
Kseniya Kononova
Anna Zhuravleva
Authors
Kseniya Kononova
Amina Tugusheva
Denis Skobelev
Ksenia Khachaturova
Anna Gogokhia
Svetlana Biryukova
Yustina Selezneva
Daria Shapovalova
Alexandra Sorpova
Arina Chingaleva
Margarita Kondratenko
Ilya Lypko
Elizaveta Gromova
Alex Kalvarskiy
Alena Boyko
Photographer
Maria Moroz
Designers
Julia Vasilyeva
Ksenia Khachaturova
Ekaterina Minakova
Thank you for the ideas, the arguments, the edits, the long nights, and the belief that art criticism still matters.
Art&Reviews · May 2025🖤
This issue would not exist without the people behind it.
Editor-in-Chief
Alexandra Sorpova
Subeditor
Denis Skobelev
Editors
Julia Yutkina
Polina Gnedysch
Kseniya Kononova
Anna Zhuravleva
Authors
Kseniya Kononova
Amina Tugusheva
Denis Skobelev
Ksenia Khachaturova
Anna Gogokhia
Svetlana Biryukova
Yustina Selezneva
Daria Shapovalova
Alexandra Sorpova
Arina Chingaleva
Margarita Kondratenko
Ilya Lypko
Elizaveta Gromova
Alex Kalvarskiy
Alena Boyko
Photographer
Maria Moroz
Designers
Julia Vasilyeva
Ksenia Khachaturova
Ekaterina Minakova
Thank you for the ideas, the arguments, the edits, the long nights, and the belief that art criticism still matters.
Art&Reviews · May 2025🖤
The new Art&Reviews issue is out:
Quarter Century / Youth
For this issue, we spoke with director Emir Kusturica about his youth; Bolshoi Theatre soloist Ana Turazashvili about art and trends; and Doctor of Biological Sciences Vyacheslav Dubynin about what it means to have a 21st-century brain. These are only a few of the illuminating conversations awaiting you on the pages of the winter issue.
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Quarter Century / Youth
A quarter of the century has passed, and as Twentiers, the Art&Reviews editorial team looks back at the pivotal moments that shaped our generation’s voice — from cinema and fashion to theatre and cultural shifts. And, of course, we listen to those who help define it.
For this issue, we spoke with director Emir Kusturica about his youth; Bolshoi Theatre soloist Ana Turazashvili about art and trends; and Doctor of Biological Sciences Vyacheslav Dubynin about what it means to have a 21st-century brain. These are only a few of the illuminating conversations awaiting you on the pages of the winter issue.
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The long-awaited Art&Reviews issue is out: Alma Mater.
We talked to Doctor of Philology Elena Kornilova to reflect on 42 years at the lectern; discovered why Mikhail Shtudiner, PhD in Philology, initially had difficulty applying for a job; and learnt which route in Moscow Egor Sartakov, also a PhD in Philology, adores the most.
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The Faculty of Journalism has a long and rich history. Its walls have witnessed many outstanding people who have studied, taught, and performed there. The editorial team at Art&Reviews spoke to those who left their mark on the development of Alma Mater.
We talked to Doctor of Philology Elena Kornilova to reflect on 42 years at the lectern; discovered why Mikhail Shtudiner, PhD in Philology, initially had difficulty applying for a job; and learnt which route in Moscow Egor Sartakov, also a PhD in Philology, adores the most.
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