Grisha Bruskin (Russian, b. 1945)Jewish New Year 5751, 1990
screen print on paper (edition, 9/90)
22.25"x17.25" (image, but this piece is framed at approx. 26"x22")
Value: $1,000
Born in1945, Grisha Bruskin grew up in Moscow. In 1968 he graduated from the Art Institute of Moscow. Of the artists to emerge from the obscurity of the Soviet underground movement, Grisha Bruskin has been one of the most successful. Known for works that de-mystified Soviet mythology, Bruskin has lived in New York since 1988.
Bruskin's work is included in numerous public collections including the Art Institute of Chicago; Museo Galeria de Arte in Venezuela; Israel Museum in Jerusalem; The Jewish Museum in New York; The Museum of Modern Art in New York; State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg and many others.
Bruskin's work frequently deals with the myths and symbols of the Soviet system and their empty representation of a Soviet identity. Seen more than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet system, they represent important statements from an artistic community that had no voice.
This lithograph was created as part of a special graphics program by Vera List exclusively for The Jewish Museum in NYC.
