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We are pleased to participate in the online exhibition The Powerful Wings: Soviet Aviation 1920s–1930s, presented by Nailya Alexander Gallery, to which we have “lent” (virtually speaking) five works by F. Averin (life dates unknown), Mikhail Razulevich (1904–1993), Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891–1956), and Nikolai Sedelnikov (1905–1994). This dynamic exhibition offers vertiginous views that capture the excitement generated by early Soviet aviation, while exploring the influence of rapid and concurrent advancements in both photographic technology and aviation technology on the visual arts, popular media, and propaganda. The works that we have contributed not only highlight some of the most significant developments in Soviet aviation—such as the launch of Dobrolet, the country’s first state airline, and the creation of the Tupolev ANT-20 Maxim Gorky, the largest airplane in the world at the time—but also exemplify the extraordinary experimentation in design, photomontage, and photocollage that swept the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s. The Powerful Wings: Soviet Aviation 1920s–1930s is on view on Nailya Alexander Gallery’s website through Saturday 14 November.
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