Landscape architecture and object design converged in the «Homage to Design» category of the «Hommage. Watch Russia» awards: recipients included Anton Kochurkin (for the project «Archstoyanie»), as well as Elina Tuktamisheva, Svetlana Popova, and Irina Batkova (for the project «Tryn*Trava. Contemporary Russian Style»).
The awards in this category were presented by Olga Andreykina, Svetlana Berdichevskaya, and Ksenia Velikina from the theatrical PR agency «Tri Sestry».
The curator of «Archstoyanie», architect Anton Kochurkin, has worked for many years at the intersection of architecture, art, and landscape. In Nikola-Lenivets and at «Archstoyanie», an art object ceases to exist in isolation; it becomes part of the place, the natural environment, and the human experience. «Thank you very much, it’s a pleasure to be here on this stage,» Anton Kochurkin expressed his gratitude to the organisers after receiving an award for «a new understanding of the connection between architecture, art, and landscape.» «Architecture and design are my life, and there’s still so much to be done. When architecture and design can not only provide beauty but also help people overcome their neuroses, then I will be happy. Because the architecture of happiness is my mission in this life.»The project «Tryn*Trava. Contemporary Russian Style» poses a question that is almost programmatic: what does Russian style look like today? Currently, the ninth exhibition is underway in Moscow, and each time the answer is composed of new combinations of materials, crafts, items, and authors from various cultures of Russia. Elina Tuktamisheva, Svetlana Popova, and Irina Batkova, who came forward for the award the project received «for shaping the contemporary language of Russian object design,» commented on their victory as follows:
«When we started in 2018, everyone told us: ‘Nobody needs Russian style in Russia.’ Nine years have passed, and we invite you all to our ninth ‘Tryn-Trava’, which is taking place at the Muravyov-Apostol Estate Museum. Thank you for needing Russian style.» The «Hommage. Watch Russia» award took place for the first time on 12 October at the Yermolova Theatre. The award brings together individuals and projects of various scales and genres, united by their unique perspective on modern Russia and the ability to innovate based on its culture and traditions.In October, the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre presented a two-act ballet «The Cherry Orchard,» based on the play by Anton Chekhov.
From 23 to 28 October, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra will present all 15 symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich at the new Shanghai Opera House, followed by bringing Verdi’s «Aida» to China, which will be shown in Asia for the first time.
The foundation of the new public library is the book collection of the distinguished Russian art historian Dmitry Sarabianov.
