The next talk for the Arts Society Brussels is on the evening of Wednesday 4 February and is entitled: ‘Art and Revolution: The Russian Avant-Garde during the Steel Age’. The talk covers the role of artists such as Kandinsky, Malevich and Chagall in early Soviet culture.

Before the October Revolution of 1917, Russian artists staged a daring revolution of their own by changing the language of art. Suddenly they became the leaders of the European avant-garde. At the time of the Revolution, some like Stravinsky, Goncharova and Roerich, chose to remain abroad, while others, like Kandinsky, Chagall and Malevich, went on to play a leading role in early Soviet culture, amidst utopian hopes for a bright future.

The speaker is Dr Rosamund Bartlett a writer, lecturer and translator whose work as a cultural historian ranges across the arts. She is the author of several books, including biographies of Chekhov and Tolstoy, and a study of Wagner's influence in Russia. She is currently writing a history of the Russian avant-garde.

As ever, the venue will be the Maison Communale of Woluwe St. Lambert, Avenue Paul Hymans 2, 1200 Brussels (Metro Tomberg). Doors open for complimentary drinks at 19h30 with the talk beginning at 20h00.

Members of the ArtSoc have free entrance, but guests can pay at the door (€15 or €8 for bona fide students) and registration to view the talk via Zoom costs €10.

More information here.