Alexandra ExterPolish, 1882–1949Design for a Stage Setting
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London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.792-1963
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Meanwhile, in the life of Alexandra Exter
The whole life1921–1923
Chintz designs, fashion and uniforms for the Red Army
From 1921 she designs chintz patterns for industrial production and works with the Workshop of Contemporary Costume and then with the Moskvoshvei fashion house, and in 1922–1923 on dress uniforms for the Red Army. Her mass-production designs were wearable, but most of her fashion work was highly decorative and innovative, usually falling under haute couture.
1921–1924
Employed by: Vkhutemas
1924
Emigrates to France
She and her husband emigrate to France and settle in Paris; she will never return to Soviet Russia.
spring 1924
The Soviet pavilion at the Venice Biennale
In the spring of 1924 she travels to Venice to take part in organising the 14th Venice Biennale and the Soviet pavilion; most of her works are not shown but appear in the catalogue, and for the entrance hall on the pavilion's second floor she creates a special painting inspired by Venice.
1925–1930
Teaches at Léger's Académie d'Art Contemporain
At Fernand Léger's invitation she teaches at the Académie d'Art Contemporain in Paris from 1925 to 1930; other accounts say she first taught at the Académie Moderne and from 1926 to 1930 at Léger's Académie d'Art Contemporain.
1927
First solo exhibition at the Sturm gallery
The Berlin gallery Der Sturm organises her first solo exhibition.
