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The Desert of Forbidden Art is a sweeping look at decades of Soviet repression of the arts and Igor Savitsky's one man campaign to rescue 40,000 works of banned politically volatile artists. In complete defiance of the regime, he creates in a remote desert of Uzbekistan one of the most important collections of Russian art.
He pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist’s works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it.
Risking being imprisoned as an 'enemy of the people,' Igor Savitsky rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artists' works and creates in a far desert of Uzbekistan a museum that is recognized today as one of the most remarkable collections of Russian art.
11 de mar. de 2011 · Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev, who wrote and directed the gorgeous documentary “The Desert of Forbidden Art,” knew that for their subject, a man named Igor Savitsky, the answer was to make ...
The museum that saved banned artwork from being lost forever.Get it now on:Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Desert-Forbidden-Art-Amanda-Pope/dp/B09RHJ47X5/re...
Pretending to buy State-approved art, Stavisky instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist's works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it.
Desert of Forbidden Art, the Fascinating Story of Secret Art Collection Worth Millions, Premieres on Independent Lens on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 10pm “I found these paintings rolled up under the beds of old widows, buried in family trash, in dark corners of artists’ studios, sometimes even patching a hole in the roof.
