Alexander Brodsky. Architect between art and the real world

In course of the international festival Culturescapes Moscow 2012 

Alexander Brodsky, an architect and artist from Moscow, is probably the most interesting personality of Russia's contemporary architecture scene. Born in 1955, the qualified architect was a leading member of the «Paper Architects», an opposition group in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. His atmospheric buildings and installations developed in the past years are always manifestos of the search for a new Russian identity.

A photographic exhibition on Brodsky’s most important buildings will be held at
the S AM Swiss Architecture museum in course of the international festival
 Culturescapes Moscow 2012. The photographs were taken by Yuri Palmin, a renowned
 Russian architecture photographer, who has been documenting Brodsky’s work for
quite some time. The poetry that is inherent to all of Brodsky’s projects is
perceptible in these images. In addition, the photos are valuable testimonials of
the artist Brodsky’s spatial intervention, since the pavilions and installations
usually have a short life span.

In addition to the exhibition, an event with Alexander Brodsky will take place at
the S AM on the day of the opening. An introductory lecture on the state of
architecture in today’s Russia by Elena Kossovskaja is followed by a keynote
speech by Alexander Brodsky. The event is completed by a discussion with 
Alexander Brodsky and Peter Märkli,moderated by the
artistic director of the Museum, Hubertus Adam.