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|caption = Exter in c1912.
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1882|1|6|mf=y}}
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|birth_place = Białystok, near Kiev, Ukraine (now Poland)
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|3|17|1882|1|6|mf=y}}
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|death_place = Fontenay-aux-Roses, near Paris, France
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'''Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster''' (Russian: Александра Александровна Экстер, Ukrainian: Олександра Олександрівна Екстер; 1882–1949), also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Cubo-Futurist, Suprematist, Constructivist painter and designer.
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Alexandra Exter The Store exhibition Moscow 1916.jpg|Alexandra Exter in front of Nadezhda Udaltsova's paintings at the exhibition ''The Store'', Moscow, 1916. Among the works visible are ''Restaurant'' and ''Violin''.
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Alexandra Exter and her students Kiev 1918-19.jpg|Exter (seated in center) and her students in Kiev, 1918-19, in front of a panel painting by Pavel Tchelitchew, who is seated next to Exter.
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==Chronology==
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* 1892-99 attends the St. Olga Women's Gymnasium in Kiev.
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* 1898 moves with her parents to Kiev.
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* 1901-03 attends the Kiev Art Institute.
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* 1904 marries her cousin, Nikolai Exter, a lawyer.
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* 1906-08 reenrolls in the Kiev Art Institute.
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* 1908 begins visiting Paris and other European cities.
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* 1908 takes part in several Kiev exhibitions, including the avant-garde show ''The Link''; produces her first book illustrations.
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* 1909-14 travels and lives abroad frequently; becomes acquainted with Apollinaire, Braque, Picasso, Soffici, and many other members of the international avant-garde.
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* 1910 contributes to ''The Triangle'' and ''Union of Youth'' exhibitions in St. Petersburg.
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* 1910-11 contributes to the first [[Jack of Diamonds]] exhibition in Moscow.
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* 1912-13 moves to St. Petersburg; continues to contribute to major exhibitions. 1913-14 lives mainly in France.
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* 1915 influenced by [[Kazimir Malevich]] and [[Vladimir Tatlin]], begins to investigate non-objective painting.
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* 1915-16 contributes to the exhibitions ''Tramway V'' and ''The Store''.
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* 1916-17 begins her professional theater work with designs for ''Thamira Khytharedes'' in 1916 and ''Salomé'' in 1917, both produced by [[Alexander Tairov]] at the Chamber Theater, Moscow.
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* 1918 Nikolai Exter dies.
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* 1918-19 opens her own studio in Kiev, among her students are many artists who later achieve success, such as Isaak Rabinovich, Pavel Tchelitchew, and Alexander Tyshler.
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* 1918-20 works intermittently in Odessa as a teacher and stage designer.
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* 1920 moves to Moscow; marries Georgii Nekrasov, an actor; works at the Theater of the People's House.
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* 1921 contributes to the exhibition ''[[5x5=25]]'' in Moscow.
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* 1921-22 teaches at [[VkHUTEMAS]]; contributes to [[First Russian Art Exhibition]] in Berlin, which travels to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam the following spring.
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* 1923 turns to textile and fashion design for the Atelier of Fashions in Moscow; is a member of the design team for the ''Izvestiia'' Pavilion at the ''All-Union Agricultural Exhibition'' in Moscow; begins work on the costumes for Yakov Protazanov's movie ''Aelita''.
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* 1924 emigrates to Paris; contributes to the Venice Biennale; works for Russian ballet companies with Léon Zack and Pavel Tchelitchew; teaches at [[Fernand Léger]]'s Académie Moderne.
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* 1925 contributes to the ''Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes'' in Paris; continues to work on stage design and interior design (which she will do throughout the 1920s and 1930s): designs costumes for seven ballets performed by Bronislava Nijinska's Théatre Choréographique.
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* 1927 exhibition at [[Der Sturm]], Berlin.
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* 1929 exhibition at Galerie des Quatre Chemins, Paris.
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* 1936 illustrates several elegant children's books, beginning with her own ''Mon Jardin'' (1936).
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* 1937 exhibition at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris.
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* 1949 dies in Paris.
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==Catalogues==
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* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=3389 ''Exter, Goncharova, Popova, Rozanova, Stepanova, Udaltsova: Amazons of the Avant-Garde''], eds. John E. Bowlt and Matthew Drutt, New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 2000. {{en}}
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==Literature==
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* Miuda Yablonskaya, "Alexandra Exter", in Yablonskaya, ''[http://tehne.com/library/yablonskaya-m-n-women-artists-russias-new-age-1900-1935-new-york-1990 Women Artists of Russia's New Age, 1900-1935]'', trans. Anthony Parton, New York: Rizzoli, 1990, pp 117-140. {{en}}
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* Ian Christie, [http://academia.edu/9070351 "Down to Earth: ''Aelita'' Relocated"], in ''Inside the Film Factory: New Approaches to Russian and Soviet Cinema'', eds. Richard Taylor and Ian Christie, Routledge, 1991, 81-102, n227-232. {{en}}
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* Georgii Kovalenko (Георгий Ф. Коваленко), ''Aleksandra Ekster. Put khudozhnika. Khudozhnik i vremya'' [Александра Экстер: Путь художника. Художник и время], Moscow: Galart, 1993, 287 pp. {{ru}}
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* Georgii Kovalenko, [http://archive.org/stream/amazonsofavantga00exte#page/130/mode/2up "Alexandra Exter"], in ''Amazons of the Avant-Garde'', eds. John E. Bowlt and Matthew Drutt, New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 2000, pp 130-154. {{en}}
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* Georgii Kovalenko (Георгий Ф. Коваленко), ''Aleksandra Ekster / Alexandra Exter'' [Александра Экстер], 2 vols., Moscow, 2010, 303 & 361 pp. {{ru}}/{{en}}
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==See also==
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* [[Russia#Avant-garde]]
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==Links==
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* http://www.alexandra-exter.net
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* [http://www.incorm.eu/exter.html Exter on InCoRM]
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Revision as of 22:28, 27 March 2016


Exter in c1912.
Born January 6, 1882(1882-01-06)
Białystok, near Kiev, Ukraine (now Poland)
Died March 17, 1949(1949-03-17) (aged 67)
Fontenay-aux-Roses, near Paris, France
Web Wikipedia

Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster (Russian: Александра Александровна Экстер, Ukrainian: Олександра Олександрівна Екстер; 1882–1949), also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Cubo-Futurist, Suprematist, Constructivist painter and designer.

  • Alexandra Exter in front of Nadezhda Udaltsova's paintings at the exhibition The Store, Moscow, 1916. Among the works visible are Restaurant and Violin.

  • Exter (seated in center) and her students in Kiev, 1918-19, in front of a panel painting by Pavel Tchelitchew, who is seated next to Exter.

Chronology

  • 1892-99 attends the St. Olga Women's Gymnasium in Kiev.
  • 1898 moves with her parents to Kiev.
  • 1901-03 attends the Kiev Art Institute.
  • 1904 marries her cousin, Nikolai Exter, a lawyer.
  • 1906-08 reenrolls in the Kiev Art Institute.
  • 1908 begins visiting Paris and other European cities.
  • 1908 takes part in several Kiev exhibitions, including the avant-garde show The Link; produces her first book illustrations.
  • 1909-14 travels and lives abroad frequently; becomes acquainted with Apollinaire, Braque, Picasso, Soffici, and many other members of the international avant-garde.
  • 1910 contributes to The Triangle and Union of Youth exhibitions in St. Petersburg.
  • 1910-11 contributes to the first Jack of Diamonds exhibition in Moscow.
  • 1912-13 moves to St. Petersburg; continues to contribute to major exhibitions. 1913-14 lives mainly in France.
  • 1915 influenced by Kazimir Malevich and Vladimir Tatlin, begins to investigate non-objective painting.
  • 1915-16 contributes to the exhibitions Tramway V and The Store.
  • 1916-17 begins her professional theater work with designs for Thamira Khytharedes in 1916 and Salomé in 1917, both produced by Alexander Tairov at the Chamber Theater, Moscow.
  • 1918 Nikolai Exter dies.
  • 1918-19 opens her own studio in Kiev, among her students are many artists who later achieve success, such as Isaak Rabinovich, Pavel Tchelitchew, and Alexander Tyshler.
  • 1918-20 works intermittently in Odessa as a teacher and stage designer.
  • 1920 moves to Moscow; marries Georgii Nekrasov, an actor; works at the Theater of the People's House.
  • 1921 contributes to the exhibition 5x5=25 in Moscow.
  • 1921-22 teaches at VkHUTEMAS; contributes to First Russian Art Exhibition in Berlin, which travels to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam the following spring.
  • 1923 turns to textile and fashion design for the Atelier of Fashions in Moscow; is a member of the design team for the Izvestiia Pavilion at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow; begins work on the costumes for Yakov Protazanov's movie Aelita.
  • 1924 emigrates to Paris; contributes to the Venice Biennale; works for Russian ballet companies with Léon Zack and Pavel Tchelitchew; teaches at Fernand Léger's Académie Moderne.
  • 1925 contributes to the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris; continues to work on stage design and interior design (which she will do throughout the 1920s and 1930s): designs costumes for seven ballets performed by Bronislava Nijinska's Théatre Choréographique.
  • 1927 exhibition at Der Sturm, Berlin.
  • 1929 exhibition at Galerie des Quatre Chemins, Paris.
  • 1936 illustrates several elegant children's books, beginning with her own Mon Jardin (1936).
  • 1937 exhibition at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris.
  • 1949 dies in Paris.

Catalogues

Literature

  • Miuda Yablonskaya, "Alexandra Exter", in Yablonskaya, Women Artists of Russia's New Age, 1900-1935, trans. Anthony Parton, New York: Rizzoli, 1990, pp 117-140. (English)
  • Ian Christie, "Down to Earth: Aelita Relocated", in Inside the Film Factory: New Approaches to Russian and Soviet Cinema, eds. Richard Taylor and Ian Christie, Routledge, 1991, 81-102, n227-232. (English)
  • Georgii Kovalenko (Георгий Ф. Коваленко), Aleksandra Ekster. Put khudozhnika. Khudozhnik i vremya [Александра Экстер: Путь художника. Художник и время], Moscow: Galart, 1993, 287 pp. (Russian)
  • Georgii Kovalenko, "Alexandra Exter", in Amazons of the Avant-Garde, eds. John E. Bowlt and Matthew Drutt, New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 2000, pp 130-154. (English)
  • Georgii Kovalenko (Георгий Ф. Коваленко), Aleksandra Ekster / Alexandra Exter [Александра Экстер], 2 vols., Moscow, 2010, 303 & 361 pp. (Russian)/(English)

See also

Links

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