Published on: 2026-09-29
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), subordinate to the capital’s Department of Culture, and the developer MR opened the MMOMA × MR sculpture park on September 28 — a new public space within the residential complex. Set against modernist architecture, it will showcase works by masters of domestic art and leading contemporary artists.
The MMOMA × MR Sculpture Park is located in the historic Maryina Roshcha district. It has become a true open-air museum. It features works by outstanding artists that city residents can see as they pass through the park. The residential complex was designed by the Kleinewelt Architekten bureau, which practices a research-based approach to architecture, commitment to modernism, and a rethinking of heritage. The development of modernist ideas is supported and advanced by the new sculpture park. By referring to the history of this movement, architects and sculptors embody the concept of man and time in their creations.
“The large-scale project ‘MMOMA Sculpture Park × MR’ became possible thanks to the creative alliance between the museum and private business. I am convinced that it is precisely such collaborations that make it possible to achieve a result that becomes a notable artistic statement within the architectural environment of our city. In this partnership, we have created a unique public space where art becomes a natural part of everyday life, and the urban area itself transforms into an open-air museum,” said Vasily Tsereteli, director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, about the project.
The exhibition includes sculptures by Viktor Korneev, Alexander Povzner, Aidan Salakhova, Vadim Sidur (1924–1986), Olga and Oleg Tatartsev, Sasha Frolova, Boris Cherstvy (1950–2020), and Igor Shelkovsky. The authors come from different generations and artistic schools, but they are united by the continuous development of their own practice and perfectionism in realizing their ideas. Some of the works were created specifically for the project.
The central piece of the park is Vadim Sidur’s sculpture “The Combing Girl.” This is an enlarged work based on the author’s model from the Vadim Sidur Museum’s collection. The project’s implementation continues the long-term research work with the sculptor’s legacy, conducted by MMOMA and the Vadim Sidur Museum, which is part of it.
In addition, here you can see Boris Cherstvy’s studio work — two enlarged frozen animal figures specially made for the park, reminiscent of the dense forest that once stood on this site. Thus, the sculptures connect the distant past with the present.
Some works raise the theme of man and space. Thus, in Alexander Povzner’s work “Swimming Pool,” man and nature meet: a swimmer ready to dive and a surfacing beluga dolphin freeze facing each other. The sculptural group is installed in an active swimming pool near a sports complex.
The stone column “Silence” by Viktor Korneev, depicting the gesture of a hand near the lips, speaks about the value of reticence.
Olga and Oleg Tatarnitsev presented a blue wheel made of painted steel. Installed at the boundary of the complex, it looks as if it came here from another dimension, and the play of light on its facets creates the illusion of continuous rotation. Igor Shelkovsky, one of the key authors of Soviet unofficial art, presented in the “Bouquet” park, where the form of the flower is dissected down to a lattice framework.
Sasha Frolova’s first large-scale street work, “Cloud of Wishes,” reminds us that everything new begins with imagination. Aidan Salakhova’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is made from Carrara marble. This is also the sculptor’s first piece for an open urban space and the first marble sculpture in Moscow displayed outdoors.
The artworks in the sculpture park are organically integrated into the environment and placed without pedestals to be closer to visitors. The walk is complemented by an audio guide available on the project’s website and scheduled guided tours. They will help to get more acquainted with the architectural concept. of the complex, artists and their works
“For us, art in a residential project is neither a decorative element nor a privilege of its residents. From the outset, we envisioned the sculpture park together with MMOMA as an open urban space where museum-level art becomes part of everyday life. This project continues the Art&Culture strategy that MR consistently develops in its projects, combining architecture, art, and everyday life scenarios. In the residential complex ‘Mod,’ architecture and art continue one conversation about modernism, the individual, and the city, and the sculpture park itself becomes a new format of public space for Moscow. It is important for us that a contemporary residential project not only changes the appearance of the neighborhood but also becomes part of its cultural life, expanding the usual idea of the developer’s role in the city,” said Maria Litinetskaya, managing partner, CEO of MR.
The sculpture park opens a new stage in the development of public art in Moscow. By integrating works of contemporary artists into the everyday urban environment, the project makes art an accessible part of city life and forms a new experience of interaction between visitors and contemporary public art.
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The Moscow Museum of Modern Art is the first state museum in Russia specializing in art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since its opening, it has repeatedly expanded its scope of activities and has gained recognition from the general public. Today, MMOMA is one of the most active participants in the artistic life of the capital. The museum opened on December 15, 1999, with the support of the Moscow Government and Department of Culture city of Moscow. Its founder and director was Zurab Tsereteli, president of the Russian Academy of Arts. Tsereteli’s personal collection, consisting of more than two thousand works by well-known 20th-century artists, laid the foundation for the museum’s collection. Later, the museum’s holdings were significantly expanded, and today it is one of the most representative collections of domestic 20th-century art.
Park opening hours: 24/7. One part of the park can only be visited on a guided tour with prior registration: half of the sculptures are open for visits, the other half are on the closed territory of the residential complex. Free registration for tours will become available within two weeks after the park’s opening at project website.
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