The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography

Alexander Rodchenko: From the Still Art Foundation Collection

Alexander Rodchenko: From the Still Art Foundation Collection

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography presents an exhibition of photographs by the outstanding Russian avant-garde artist Alexander Rodchenko from the collection of the Still Art Foundation, established by Elena and Mikhail Karisalov. The exhibition will include Rodchenko’s works of different years, from the first photographic experiments of the 1920s to the end of the 1930s. The exhibition will feature…
Harry Benson: The Beatles and more

Harry Benson: The Beatles and more

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography presents the first exhibition in Russia by the photojournalist Harry Benson, who created the iconic photographs of The Beatles and the portraits of all the American presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump. The main part of the exhibition are photographs of The Beatles, with whom Benson worked from 1964 to 1966. It was…
Vladimir Lagrange: LAGRANGE’S STREETS

Vladimir Lagrange: LAGRANGE’S STREETS

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography opens a new exhibition season with a jubilee retrospective of Vladimir Lagrange, whose work has become the very image of the “thaw” of the 1960s. The photographer’s overwhelming desire to observe the world, his attention towards people, and the amazing sense of the spirit of the era have provided us with an extensive archive.…
Alexander Ustinov: The power and truth of Alexander Ustinov

Alexander Ustinov: The power and truth of Alexander Ustinov

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography returns to its study of Soviet-era photography with an anniversary exhibition of photographs by Alexander Ustinov to mark his 110th birthday. A legend of the most important newspaper of his era—Pravda—where he worked for more than 50 years, Ustinov became the face of photojournalism of that period. The material gathered allowed the exhibition’s curators…
Ezra Stoller: Pioneers of American Modernism

Ezra Stoller: Pioneers of American Modernism

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography is presenting to the Russian public, for the first time, the work oftheoutstanding American architectural photographer of the 20th century—Ezra Stoller. The Guggenheim Museum, the former Whitney Museum of American Art building, Manhattan skyscrapers, the TWA Terminal at Kennedy International Airport, the famous Fallingwater house, the iconic building of the 20thcentury—the RonchampChapel and many…
Sasha Gusov: Bolshoi Ballet

Sasha Gusov: Bolshoi Ballet

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography presents an exhibition from photographer Sasha Gusov, which will display a cycle of photographs of the Bolshoi Ballet Company. The exposition will include about 50 unique shots made during the period between 1992 to 2016, from behind the scenes of the “big ballet”, the brand that emerged during the first and incredibly successful tour…
Jock Sturges: Absence of Shame 2.0

Jock Sturges: Absence of Shame 2.0

The project was first opened in the beginning of September 2016. It consists of photographs which depict naturist families from France, North California, and Ireland, with whom Sturges has been communicating. The author photographed them throughout the duration of his long artistic career. Having started in the 1970s, he has now shot 3 generations of models. The images uncovered their…
Schatz images: 25 years.

Schatz images: 25 years.

Howard Schatz is an award-winning photographer who has received international acclaim for his portrait photography and work in various genres including studies of dancers, athletes, and human body. The photographs of Howard Schatz are exhibited extensively around the world and are included in the collections of numerous museums such as International Center of Photography, Oakland Museum and Musee de L’Elysee…
Valentin Khukhlaev: IN MOTION

Valentin Khukhlaev: IN MOTION

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography presents an exhibition of a famous Soviet photographer Valentin Khukhlaev IN MOTION. The exhibition is based on the family archive, collection of The Lumiere Center and marks the centenary of the photographer’s birth. Valentin Khukhlaev (1916-2010) was a photo correspondent of the major Soviet news agency TASS for over 50 years. He made around…
Jock Sturges: Absence of Shame

Jock Sturges: Absence of Shame

“One of the most important elements in my work is an absence: the absence of shame”. Jock Sturges The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography presents an exhibition of one of the more celebrated and controversial photographers of the last decades, Jock Sturges. Jock Sturges is famous for his series of families taken at communes in Northern California and in naturist…
Visions of Viktor Kolář. Czech Photo

Visions of Viktor Kolář. Czech Photo

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography along with the Czech center in Moscow are pleased to present an exhibition of Viktor Kolář – one of the most important Czech photographers of the second half of the 20th century. The exhibition includes around 60 silver gelatin prints from his Ostrava and Canada series. Viktor Kolář was born in 1941 in Ostrava.…
Antanas Sutkus: Nostalgia for bare feet

Antanas Sutkus: Nostalgia for bare feet

From April 7 to May 29, 2016, the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography will hold an exhibition of Antanas Sutkus Nostalgia for bare feet. The exhibition will feature more than one hundred works created by the master of Lithuanian photography between 1959 and 1979, many of which have never been shown before. Antanas Sutkus is widely recognized as the forefather…
Naum Granovsky: Grand Style

Naum Granovsky: Grand Style

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography presents Naum Granovsky’s Grand Style. The exhibition encompasses acknowledged works of the photographer and pictures from his numerous trips across the country, previously unseen by the public. Exploring the legacy of one of the leading architectural photographers of Stalin era, the exhibition will trace the development of representation of Soviet cities in photography and…