The Museum of modern art was created in 2009 on the basis of the collection Dyagileva center for the arts, founded in 1990 by Yurieva T. S. In 2009, the entire collection was donated to the St. – Petersburg State University.
Center for the arts of Diaghilev was founded upon the idea of the doctor of arts T. S. Yurieva in September 1990. For the first time in the city at the marble Palace each month began to open exhibition of unofficial art. Since there was not one major project in the city, which would not have taken part Diaghilev art center. With our direct participation held the exhibitions dedicated to the first Congress of compatriots (us returned home works of the Moscow artist values from Munich). We became participants of the festival "Silver age, "From avant – garde to the present day, Congress of exlibristen. For several years we have exhibited at the Biennale in the Arena in St. Petersburg and at the first Art fairs in Moscow.
So for the first time after years of oblivion in the press and on TV sounded names: Gleb Bogomolov, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Anatoly Belkin, Felix Volosenkova, Vyacheslav Mikhailov, Timur Novikov, Sergei Bugaev (Africa), Valeria Lucca, Eugene Ukhnaleva, Yuri Lukshina and many others.
Diaghilev art center has always respected not only among domestic counterparts, but also overseas. Exhibitions of contemporary St. Petersburg art in Hamburg, New York, Paris has always been accompanied by lectures So Iourieva about contemporary art. They were presented with the art of such famous masters as Anatoly Zaslavsky, Felix Volosenkov, Anatoly Vasilyev, Evgeny Orlov, Oleg Yakhnin, Natalia Tsekhomsky, Alexander Gerasimov, Zaven Arshakuni, Nina Kasimova, Mikhail Karasik, Valery Mishin, Levon Lazarev and many others. Five years, the Centre has worked in the marble Palace, then with our direct participation of the Palace was transferred to the Russian Museum. Then, the Center held an exhibition in the city Museum, the Museum of theatrical art, the Museum of the Academy of arts in the Arena. The centre organized more than a hundred exhibitions.
Of the major international exhibitions organized by Diaghilev's center in St. Petersburg, it should be noted the Grand exhibition of German Interference. In the period from 1990 – 1995 us for the first time in St. Petersburg was shown the art of "Russian abroad",including works by M. Shemyakin, E. Unknown, A. Bassin, K. Simun.
For the 125 – th anniversary of the birth of S. P. Diaghilev at the initiative of the Centre was opened a memorial plaque to this great figure in Russian culture in St. Petersburg, created by Levon Lazarev. After 90 years in the Tauride Palace in memory of C. P. Diaghilev opened an exhibition of Portraits of figures of Russian culture (curator T. St. George), which included works from all the major museums of the city. The centre has developed a draft presentation of the St. Petersburg art during the regatta the tall ship "Mir". Thus the name S. Diaghilev sounded in different European cities.
In the Tauride Palace in 2000 Diaghilev's center celebrated its tenth anniversary exhibition, dedicated to the third Millennium. In 1999, the Center has presented its unique collection of contemporary art, St. Petersburg State University. The centre employs enthusiasts, the artists themselves – Diaghilev's a constant circle – 50 artists.
There are no publications devoted to the major modern masters of the St. Petersburg art, which would not be mentioned Diaghilev art center. The center is the first in 1993 issued a large illustrated catalogue of modern art S. Petersburg, which included detailed information about one hundred artists. In the catalogues of the exhibitions in the Hermitage – Century Ovchinnikov and E. ukhnaleva, V. Voinov , in the Museum of city history – E. Orlova, theatre Museum – N. Tsekhomskaya, in the Russian Museum – the South Lukshina – placed articles So Iourieva.
Diaghilev's centre was carried out the project "Dialogues artists". He was part of a programme Representative of the RF President in the North – West Federal district "Dialogue".
"Dialogues artists creating in all the cities of the North – Western Federal district effective infrastructure interaction between cultural operators, artists and authorities, artists and citizens, artists and the younger generation. In the framework of this project arts Centre held exhibitions of artists from St. Petersburg to Novgorod, Petrozavodsk, Kaliningrad. January 22, 2003 at the théâtre du châtelet was an act of donation to the city of Paris bust S. P. Diaghilev. The author of the best – known St. Petersburg sculptor Levon Lazarev. Research center, Pushkin was held the exhibition "the Message from St. Petersburg". (may 2005) All these years, the Center presents the work of foreign artists. So as a gift to the University and Diaghilev's center were transferred to 10 works of our compatriot A. Rapoport.(December 2004). Also hosted an exhibition of American artist C. Tong, and R. French the Amitai. In the Blue room of the exhibition was held A. Yarygin, Fedina – Pankrat, V. Gerasimenko, A. Vasiliev, K. Kundysheva and many others. In 2005 – 2006 was held exhibitions z', E. Orlova, L. Sokolova, Petrovsky, Korean artists (together with the Oriental faculty), Romanian artists, five years the faculty of design, A. Kulbin, Sisyphus and Safar Gali, Dodonova, workshop Kaminker – Dmitry, Alexander and Daniel, Comelit, S. Shlyakhtin (Ukraine). Exhibited works of these young artists as A. Gennadiev, So Badalyan, I. Asino, A. Sokolov, and others).
Scientific international conference on AIDS and human rights was organized the exhibition "Artists against AIDS" (F. Volosenkov, C. Lucca, N. Sazhin, K. Simun, October 2005.)
In 2004 on the initiative of T. S. Yuriev was established annual University award "For dedication to the art,two nominations: the artist, the art of ballet – Diaghilev's largest bronze medal (author – L. Lazarev). The members of the organizing Committee Professor – S. I. Bogdanov, V. M. Monks I. C. Stupnikov, T. S. Yuriev. Awards were presented, Bogomolov, A. Osipenko, F. Volosenkova, C. Lucca, K. Simun, B. Eifman, D. Kaminker, V. Mikhailov, F. Ruzimatov.
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