Year 2012 marks the 120th anniversary of the great avant-garde artist Alexander Rodchenko. To celebrate this event Russian Academy of Graphic Design together with Moscow Biennale of Graphic Design "Golden Bee" (member of Icograda) launches a commemorative action "Rodchenko 120". The landmark event will be conducted in a form of a poster exhibition with an aim of exploring the influence of Russian avant-garde on the world of art.
Michael Anikst, Eric Belousov, Vladimir Chaika, Alexander Faldin, Yuri Gulitov, Igor Gurovich, Eugeny Dobrovinsky, Erken Kagarov, Dmitry Kavko, Elena Kitaeva, Alexander Lavrentyev-Rodchenko, Andrey Logvin, Anna Naumova, Dmitry Rekin, Tagir Safaev, Andrey Shelutto, Yuri Surkov, Protey Temen, Boris Trofimov, Dmitry Zakharov.
ALEXANDR RODCHENKO was one of the most versatile Constructivist and Productivist artists to emerge after the Russian Revolution. He worked as a painter and graphic designer before turning to photomontage and photography. His photography was socially engaged, formally innovative, and opposed to a painterly aesthetic.
Much of the work of 20th century graphic designers is a direct result of Rodchenko's earlier work in the field. His influence has been pervasive enough that it would be nearly impossible to single out all of the designers whose work he has influenced.