The conceptual and socially-engaged pieces of fine arts are successfully displayed by

    (Malaya Polyanka St. 7/7, 238-6654, open daily, except Sundays, from 12 to 7 p.m.),

    (Dolgorukovskaya St. 5, 973-3452, open daily, except Mondays, from 12 to 7 p.m.),

    (Oktyabrskaya St. 26, 289-2491, open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Mondays and Thursdays).

Another art gallery,

     (6, Bolshaya Yakimanka, 238-4422, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sundays and Mondays), is famous for its unprecedented innovative art projects and video-installations. Different directions in the development of the art of photography are represented in the Center of Photography (Gogolevsky Boulevard 8, 290-4188, open daily from 12 to 7 p.m., except Mondays) and the "Shkola" ("School", 6, Bolshaya Yakimanka, 238-4422, open daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sundays and Mondays) gallery.

Such galleries as:

    ("Gift", Malaya Polyanka St. 7/7, bld. 5, 238-6564, open daily from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., except Mondays and Thursdays)

    ("Oriental Gallery", Khmeleva St., 10, 208-4204, preliminary arrangement required) stick strongly to once-chosen art schools and directions. The "Dar" gallery collects the works representing the naive art, while the "Vostochnaya Galereya" gallery displays a unique collection of elite works of Oriental artists representing decorative and exotic trends in the development of the fine arts and peculiar combination of the modern concepts of universal art with the unshakable mystic inheritance of the East.

    The exhibition halls of the Central House of Artists display the bright variety of the modern art. In fact, the Central House of Artists has become a place, where several art galleries (big and small) exhibit their collections. Nearly every day the House welcomes visitors to the opening of a new exhibition or to the launching of a new project. Instead of the criterion of quality, which is mainly chosen by all respectable art galleries, the most important criteria for these exhibitions are innovation and variety capable of reflecting the actual atmosphere and situation in the world of fine arts.

    The brief character of this review doesn't provide us with the opportunity of mentioning many other art galleries, which, somehow, don't have any strict conceptual programs. However, some of these art galleries ("Nina", "A-Z", "Aidan-Gallery", "Beau Monde", "Crosna", "Murtuz", "Ridgina", "ST-Art", "Studio-20", "Phoenix", "XL", etc.) display peculiar, interesting collections, which may help you to expand your perception of the modern art in Russia.

Gallery
Phones: (095) 335-8322
Address: 100, Profsouznaya str. Moscow

Exhibition Hall
Phones: (095) 168-3015
Address: block 6, 5, Otkritoye road Moscow

Gallery
Phones: (095) 312-8000
Address: 6a, Sumskoy p. Moscow

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