Exhibition dates: September 26, 2024 - December 20, 2024

Opening reception: Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Venue: Rynok na Leninskom art space, 108 Leninsky Prospekt, Building 1, 2nd floor, Moscow

Opening hours: Mon–Wed 10:00 am–11:00 pm; Thu–Sun 10:00 am–midnight. Admission is free.

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CATALOGUE OF WORKS

Anita Romanova’s solo exhibition unfolds as an intimate narrative centred on memories of the late 1980s and the 1990s—the period of the artist’s childhood and adolescence—as well as personal and historical memory, the sensation of time, and the perception of reality. The artist draws on iconic scenes from childhood and observes how different people’s memories preserve the same images. Taking her own recollections as a starting point, Anita Romanova recreates them on canvas through a wealth of symbols, reflecting on how a single, seemingly insignificant object or moment can transport us back into the past—to that turbulent era of change—and awaken new emotions.

Anita Romanova’s works resemble photographs from the past, in which narrative threads, colour palette, and composition heighten the warmth of personal experience and the perception of reality.  

“I was born in the USSR, hence the theme of my exhibition. Millennials are an amazing generation! We grew up watching Devchata, danced to the Backstreet Boys, cried over Titanic, and now we readily adapt to our own children and their ‘crushes, imbas, and cringe.’ Every era has its own problems and crises. Of course, the 1980s and 1990s had them too... But now we remember it all with a smile. No electronics or gadgets, playing ‘Cossacks and Robbers’ around the garages, skipping ropes and hopscotch, one or two soft toys cuddled until they wore through... In a word, nostalgia. That is what this exhibition is about,” says Anita Romanova.

About the artist:

Anita Romanova

She was immersed in an artistic environment from early childhood and was profoundly influenced by growing up in a bilingual family.
“I have Indian roots, and I love Russia and India with equal passion—I admire the culture and heritage of both countries. Since childhood, I have been surrounded by Indian culture, which has also shaped me as a creative individual.
I draw inspiration from the world around me, capturing emotions and impressions on my travels. My works are my inner world transferred onto canvas.”
She has taken part in numerous group exhibitions and has held several solo shows: SHE at the Ostozhi Gallery; Obratno k Kornyam, dedicated to India, at the Korzina art space; Dykhanie Goroda; Parts; Mir kak Kholst at the A. N. Tolstoy State Literary Memorial Apartment Museum; and others.