Exhibition "Drawing the Court - 2" in support of the "6 May Prisoners" at International Memorial
02/03
Exhibition "Drawing the Court - 2" in support of the "6 May Prisoners" at International Memorial
The "Drawing the Court - 2" exhibition showcases courtroom sketches of socially significant trials that took place in recent years in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. We focused on political trials.
The exhibition is comprised of two sections, which are provisionally entitled "agitational" and "historical". Inside the Great Hall, you will see poster prints in support of those currently being prosecuted.
The "historical" section is a compilation of original sketches from trials whose defendants have already been released. We are displaying sketches from high-profile and lesser-known trials without giving preference to cases that have received media coverage.
While most people do not read court reports if the defendants' names are not immediately recognizable, they might look at sketches. Court sketches are not simply a substitute for photography; the artist conveys their relationship to the events and assessment of the situation. Quite frequently, court sketches harmoniously incorporate records: renderings of participants in the situation, fragments of the court transcript and author commentary.
Just recently, а guilty verdict for the "6 May Prisoners" was handed down. But the political trials have not ended; the case against Udaltsov and Razvozzhayev is under way and hearings for the remaining defendants in the "Bolotnoye case" will soon begin.
They all need our attention and support.
An electronic archive with hundreds of sketches drawn by artists over six years of work on the project is available on risuemsud.ru.
Participants in the exhibition:
Ekaterina Belyavskaya
Ilmira Bolotyan
Radik Vildanov
Viktor Volodarskiy
Svetlana Gofman
Anna Zvyagintseva
Viktor Korb
Andrey Kortovich
Lyubov' Krutenko
Tamara Krutenko
Olga Lavrenteva
Viktoria Lomasko
Marina Naprushkina
Iya Ozerova
Alexandr Tot
Vlad Tupikin
Anna Shefer
Curators: Victoria Lomasko, Zlata Ponirovskaya
Producer: Natalya Dashevskaya
Partners:
Radio Svoboda, Colta, Bolshoi Gorod, 6 May Committee
The exhibition will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 14-28 March 2014. Hours of admission are 11:00- 18:00.
The opening will take place on 14 March at 19:00 at: Sadovaya ul. Karetniy Ryad d5/10, International Memorial.
