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{{Short description|Early 20th-century Russian art movement with magazine of the same name}}
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'''''Mir iskusstva''''' ({{lang-rus|«Мир искусства»|p=ˈmʲir ɪˈskustvə}}, ''World of Art'') was a Russian ] and the artistic movement it inspired and embodied, which was a major influence on the Russians who helped revolutionize European art during the first decade of the 20th century. The magazine had limited circulation outside Russia.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Winestein |first=Anna |date=2008 |title=Quiet Revolutionaries: The 'Mir Iskusstva' Movement and Russian Design |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25228603 |journal=Journal of Design History |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=315–333 |doi=10.1093/jdh/epn035 |jstor=25228603 |issn=0952-4649}}</ref>


From 1909, several of the ''miriskusniki'' (i.e., members of the movement) also participated in productions of ]'s ] company based in ].
'''Mir iskusstva''' ({{lang-ru|«Мир иску&#769;сства»}}; ] translation: '''World of Art''') was a ]n ] and the artistic movement it inspired and embodied, which was a major influence on the Russians who helped revolutionize European art during the first decade of the ]. From ], many of the ''miriskusniki'' (i.e., members of the movement) also contributed to the ] company operating in ]. Paradoxically, few Western Europeans actually saw .


==History== ==Foundation==
The artistic group was founded in November 1898 by a group of students that included ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name=Scholl>{{cite book|last=Scholl|first=Tim|title=From Petipa to Balanchine: classical revival and the modernization of ballet|year=1994|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0415092221|pages=66|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4PY4YfJUWdkC&q=Mir+iskusstva+Alexandre+Benois&pg=PA66}}</ref> The starting moments for the new artistic group was organization of the ''Exhibition of Russian and Finnish Artists'' in the ] in ].{{sfn|Melnik|2015|p=205}}
] (1916-1920).]]


The magazine was cofounded in ] in ] by ], ], and ]. They aimed at assailing low artistic standards of the obsolescent ] school and promoting artistic individualism and other principles of ]. The magazine was co-founded in 1899 in ] by Alexandre Benois, Léon Bakst, and ] (the Chief Editor).{{sfn|Melnik|2015|p=205}} They aimed at assailing artistic standards of the obsolescent ] school and promoting artistic individualism and other principles of ]. The theoretical declarations of the art movements were stated in Diaghilev's articles "Difficult Questions", "Our Imaginary Degradation", "Permanent Struggle", "In Search of Beauty", and "The Fundamentals of Artistic Appreciation" published in the N1/2 and N3/4 of the new journal.{{sfn|Yakovleva|2017|p=150-152}}


==Classical period==
Apart from three founding fathers, active members of the ''World of Art'' included ], ], and ]. Exhibitions organized by the ''World of Art'' attracted many illustrious painters from Russia and abroad, notably ], ], and ].
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In its "classical period" (1898-1904) the art group organized six exhibitions: 1899 (International), 1900, 1901 (At the ], Saint Petersburg), 1902 (] and Saint Petersburg), 1903, 1906 (Saint Petersburg). The sixth exhibition was seen as a Diaghilev's attempt to prevent the separation from the Moscow members of the group who organized a separate "Exhibition of 36 artists" (1901) and later "The Union of Russian Artists" group (from 1903).<ref name=Pyman>{{cite book|last=Pyman|first=Avril|title=A History of Russian Symbolism|year=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0521241987|pages=121|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fF4pwE4LAygC&q=Mir+iskusstva+exhibitions&pg=PA121}}</ref> The magazine ended in 1904.<ref name=Pyman/>


In ], ''Mir iskusstva'' was transformed into the '''Union of Russian Artists''' which continued officially until ] and unofficially until ]. The Union included painters (], ], ], ]), illustrators (], ]), restorators (]), and scenic designers (], ]). In 1904–1910, ''Mir iskusstva'' did not exist as a separate artistic group. Its place was inherited by the Union of Russian Artists which continued officially until 1910 and unofficially until 1924. The Union included painters (], ], ], ], ]), illustrators (], ], ]), restorators (]), and scenic designers (], ]).{{sfn|Ilyina|Fomina|2018|p=238}}

In 1910 Benois published a critical article in the magazine ''Rech''' about the Union of Russian Artists. ''Mir iskusstva'' was recreated. ] became the new chairman. The group admitted new members including ], ], and ]. Some said that the inclusion of ] painters demonstrated that the group had become an exhibition organization rather than an art movement. In 1917 the chairman of the group became ]. The same year most members of the ] entered the group.

The group organized numerous exhibitions: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922 Saint-Petersburg, Moscow). The last exhibition of ''Mir iskusstva'' was organized in ] in 1927. Some members of the group entered the '']'' (Moscow, organized in 1924) and {{ill|Four Arts (Russia)|ru|Четыре_искусства|lt=Four Arts|italic=y}} (Moscow-Leningrad, organized in 1925) artistic movements.


==Art== ==Art==
]''.]]
Like the English ]s before them, Benois and his friends were disgusted with anti-aesthetic nature of modern ] and sought to consolidate all ] Russian artists under the auspices of fighting ] in art.
Like the English ]s before them, Benois and his friends were disgusted with anti-aesthetic nature of modern ] and sought to consolidate all ] Russian artists under the banner of fighting ] in art.

Like the Romantics before them, the ''miriskusniki'' promoted understanding and conservation of the art of previous epochs, particularly traditional ] and the 18th-century ]. ] was probably the single artist whom they admired the most.


Such Revivalist projects were treated by the ''miriskusniki'' ]ously, in a spirit of self-]. They were fascinated with ]s and ]s, with ] and ], with ]s and ]s. Everything ] and playful appealed to them more than the serious and emotional. Their favorite city was ], so much so that ] and ] selected it as the place of their burial.
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As for media, the ''miriskusniki'' preferred the light, airy effects of ] and ] to full-scale oil paintings. Seeking to bring art into every house, they often designed ] and ]s. Bakst and Benois revolutionized ] with their ground-breaking decor for '']'' (1909), ''Carnaval'' (1910), '']'' (1911), and '']'' (1912).
Like the Romantics before them, the ''miriskusniki'' promoted understanding and conservation of the art of previous epochs, particularly traditional ] and the ] ]. ] was probably the single artist whom they admired the most.
Apart from three founding fathers, active members of the ''World of Art'' included ], ], and ]. Exhibitions organized by the ''World of Art'' attracted many illustrious painters from Russia and abroad, notably ], ], and ].


In 1902 Benois and 'Mir Iskusstva' established a publishing house. They created postcards with reproductions of art masterpieces, 'educational' postcards with short commentaries and pictures from different fields of science (geography, zoology, etc.). However, the demand was rather low. Only the scenery and landscapes were sold in large runs, by 1909 the publishing house started printing books. They published guide-books on ], St Petersburg, ], an exquisite edition of ] with illustrations by Benois and many more.{{sfn|Mazokhina|2009|p=163-167}}
Such ]ist projects were treated by the ''miriskusniki'' ]ously, in a spirit of self-]. They were fascinated with ]s and ]s, with ] and ], with ]s and ]s. Everything ] and playful appealed to them more than the serious and emotional. Their favorite city was ], so much so that Diaghilev and Stravinsky selected it as a place of their burial.


==Gallery==
As for media, the ''miriskusniki'' preferred light, airy effects of ] and ] to full-scale oil paintings. Seeking to bring art into every house, they often designed ]s and ]s. Bakst and Benois revolutionized ] with their ground-breaking decor for ''Cléopâtre'' (]), ''Carnaval'' (]), ''Petrushka'' (]), and ''L'après-midi d'un faune'' (]).
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</gallery>


==External link== ==References==
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==Literature==
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*Hanna Chuchvaha, ''Art Periodical Culture in Late Imperial Russia (1898-1917). Print Modernism in Transition'' (Boston & Leiden: Brill, 2016)
*{{cite journal
| last1 = Melnik
| first1 = Natalya
| date = 2015
| title = On the History of the Establishing of 'Mir Iskusstva' in St Petersburg
|language=ru
| url = https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/istoriya-sozdaniya-zhurnala-mir-iskusstva
|publisher=Saint Petersburg State University
| journal = SPSU Journal
| volume = 3
| pages = 203–215
| access-date = 2020-12-08
}}
*{{cite journal
| last1 = Yakovleva
| first1 = A. S.
| date = 2017
| title = Aestheticism and decadence in articles of journal "World of art"
| url = https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/estetizm-i-dekadentstvo-v-statyah-zhurnala-mir-iskusstva/viewer
| journal = Journal of Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts
| volume = 3
|language=ru
| issue = 32
| pages = 150–152
| access-date = 2020-12-08
}}
*{{cite book
|last1=Ilyina
|first1=T. V.
|last2=Fomina
|first2=M. S.
|year=2018
|language=ru
|title=История отечественного искусства
|trans-title=National Arts History
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Do5VDwAAQBAJ&q=1910+%22%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80+%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%22&pg=PA238
|location=Moscow
|page= 238
|isbn=978-5-534-07319-5
}}
* {{cite journal
| last1 = Mazokhina
| first1 = N. A.
| date = 2009
| script-title =ru:Издательский проект художников объединения "Мир искусства"
| language=ru
| trans-title =The Publishing project of the artists of the "World of Art" association
| url = https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/izdatelskiy-proekt-hudozhnikov-obedineniya-mir-iskusstva
| journal = Chelyabinsk State University Journal
| volume = 34
| issue = 172
| pages = 163–167
| access-date = 2020-12-08
}}
* Janet Kennedy, ''The Mir Iskusstva Group and Russian Art 1898-1912'' (New York: Garland, 1977)


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"Members of the World of Art Movement", by Boris Kustodiev (1916-1920). From left to right: Igor Grabar, Nicholas Roerich, Eugene Lanceray, Kustodiev, Ivan Bilibin, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, Alexandre Benois, Heorhiy Narbut, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Nikolay Milioti, Konstantin Somov and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

Mir iskusstva (Russian: «Мир искусства», IPA: [ˈmʲir ɪˈskustvə], World of Art) was a Russian magazine and the artistic movement it inspired and embodied, which was a major influence on the Russians who helped revolutionize European art during the first decade of the 20th century. The magazine had limited circulation outside Russia.

From 1909, several of the miriskusniki (i.e., members of the movement) also participated in productions of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company based in Paris.

Foundation

The artistic group was founded in November 1898 by a group of students that included Alexandre Benois, Konstantin Somov, Dmitry Filosofov, Léon Bakst, and Eugene Lansere. The starting moments for the new artistic group was organization of the Exhibition of Russian and Finnish Artists in the Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts in Saint-Petersburg.

The magazine was co-founded in 1899 in St. Petersburg by Alexandre Benois, Léon Bakst, and Sergei Diaghilev (the Chief Editor). They aimed at assailing artistic standards of the obsolescent Peredvizhniki school and promoting artistic individualism and other principles of Art Nouveau. The theoretical declarations of the art movements were stated in Diaghilev's articles "Difficult Questions", "Our Imaginary Degradation", "Permanent Struggle", "In Search of Beauty", and "The Fundamentals of Artistic Appreciation" published in the N1/2 and N3/4 of the new journal.

Classical period

Mir iskusstwa cover 1899 by Maria Yakunchikova

In its "classical period" (1898-1904) the art group organized six exhibitions: 1899 (International), 1900, 1901 (At the Imperial Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg), 1902 (Moscow and Saint Petersburg), 1903, 1906 (Saint Petersburg). The sixth exhibition was seen as a Diaghilev's attempt to prevent the separation from the Moscow members of the group who organized a separate "Exhibition of 36 artists" (1901) and later "The Union of Russian Artists" group (from 1903). The magazine ended in 1904.

In 1904–1910, Mir iskusstva did not exist as a separate artistic group. Its place was inherited by the Union of Russian Artists which continued officially until 1910 and unofficially until 1924. The Union included painters (Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, Boris Kustodiev, Zinaida Serebriakova, Sergei Lednev-Schukin), illustrators (Ivan Bilibin, Konstantin Somov, Dmitry Mitrohin), restorators (Igor Grabar), and scenic designers (Nicholas Roerich, Serge Sudeikin).

In 1910 Benois published a critical article in the magazine Rech' about the Union of Russian Artists. Mir iskusstva was recreated. Nicholas Roerich became the new chairman. The group admitted new members including Nathan Altman, Vladimir Tatlin, and Martiros Saryan. Some said that the inclusion of Russian avant-garde painters demonstrated that the group had become an exhibition organization rather than an art movement. In 1917 the chairman of the group became Ivan Bilibin. The same year most members of the Jack of Diamonds entered the group.

The group organized numerous exhibitions: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922 Saint-Petersburg, Moscow). The last exhibition of Mir iskusstva was organized in Paris in 1927. Some members of the group entered the Zhar-Tsvet (Moscow, organized in 1924) and Four Arts  [ru] (Moscow-Leningrad, organized in 1925) artistic movements.

Art

Ivan Bilibin's illustration to The Tale of the Golden Cockerel.

Like the English Pre-Raphaelites before them, Benois and his friends were disgusted with anti-aesthetic nature of modern industrial society and sought to consolidate all Neo-Romantic Russian artists under the banner of fighting Positivism in art.

Like the Romantics before them, the miriskusniki promoted understanding and conservation of the art of previous epochs, particularly traditional folk art and the 18th-century rococo. Antoine Watteau was probably the single artist whom they admired the most.

Such Revivalist projects were treated by the miriskusniki humorously, in a spirit of self-parody. They were fascinated with masks and marionettes, with carnaval and puppet theater, with dreams and fairy-tales. Everything grotesque and playful appealed to them more than the serious and emotional. Their favorite city was Venice, so much so that Diaghilev and Stravinsky selected it as the place of their burial.

As for media, the miriskusniki preferred the light, airy effects of watercolor and gouache to full-scale oil paintings. Seeking to bring art into every house, they often designed interiors and books. Bakst and Benois revolutionized theatrical design with their ground-breaking decor for Cléopâtre (1909), Carnaval (1910), Petrushka (1911), and L'après-midi d'un faune (1912). Apart from three founding fathers, active members of the World of Art included Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Eugene Lansere, and Konstantin Somov. Exhibitions organized by the World of Art attracted many illustrious painters from Russia and abroad, notably Mikhail Vrubel, Mikhail Nesterov, and Isaac Levitan.

In 1902 Benois and 'Mir Iskusstva' established a publishing house. They created postcards with reproductions of art masterpieces, 'educational' postcards with short commentaries and pictures from different fields of science (geography, zoology, etc.). However, the demand was rather low. Only the scenery and landscapes were sold in large runs, by 1909 the publishing house started printing books. They published guide-books on Pavlovsk, St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum, an exquisite edition of The Bronze Horseman with illustrations by Benois and many more.

Gallery

References

  1. Winestein, Anna (2008). "Quiet Revolutionaries: The 'Mir Iskusstva' Movement and Russian Design". Journal of Design History. 21 (4): 315–333. doi:10.1093/jdh/epn035. ISSN 0952-4649. JSTOR 25228603.
  2. Scholl, Tim (1994). From Petipa to Balanchine: classical revival and the modernization of ballet. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 0415092221.
  3. ^ Melnik 2015, p. 205.
  4. Yakovleva 2017, p. 150-152.
  5. ^ Pyman, Avril (1994). A History of Russian Symbolism. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0521241987.
  6. Ilyina & Fomina 2018, p. 238.
  7. Mazokhina 2009, p. 163-167.

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