Part IV of the AZ Adrenaline project is dedicated to the exhibition "Magic Cage: Shall We Go to the Zoo?". The project displayed a virtuosic graphical series by Anatoly Zverev in combination with the artworks of the modern artists Alexey Politov, Maria Beglova and Katya Philippova.
The project "Magic Cage" presented about 80 works of the artist – gouache, watercolours, oil paintings. The exhibition was designed as an exciting game and entertainment. Halls of the show hosted the drawings by Zverev together with the dynamic visual effects and 3-D installations.
"Shall We Go to the Zoo?" is the phrase preceded Zverev’s artistic experiences in the Moscow zoo.
Collector George Costakis wrote: "Zverev's widely-known visits to the zoo with numerous sketchbooks, in which he drew animals and birds, probably were the peak of his artistic journey".
Michail Kulakov, actor: "In the 50s he regularly visited the zoo, where created amazing sketches at the level of Rembrandt. He was a master of a line just as well as Picasso. Processing time — a split of second."
This exhibition was held in days of the New Year vacation, and specially for our young viewers the AZ Museum carried out dozens of excursions and holiday programs.
The premiere of the episode took place on April 29 at 12:00.
MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITION "MAGIC CAGE. SHALL WE GO TO THE ZOO?"
By metro
We recommend travelling to Mayakovskaya metro station. The walk to the AZ Museum will take around five minutes. After leaving the station, turn first to the right into the alley, then moving forward, at the first intersection, turn left to 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya street. Walk a few meters. AZ Museum will be on your right.
By car
There are paid parking spaces on either side of 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya street or in the nearest alleys. Parking is limited, and on weekends and public holidays, the parking lots may be full.