Erik Boulatov at Nouveau Musée national de Monaco – Villa Paloma

From June 28 to September 29, 2013, the Nouveau Musée national de Monaco showcases a retrospective of Russian artist Erik Boulatov at Villa Paloma. Born in 1933, Boulatov was trained in traditional methods under the Soviet regime and secretly created art while working as an illustrator for children's books. His first international exhibition took place at the Centre Pompidou in 1988, and he moved to Paris in 1990. His artwork delves into the shift from figurative to abstract forms and explores themes of freedom. The exhibition includes thirty paintings and fifty preparatory drawings, highlighting the tension between surface and depth, as well as oppression versus freedom. Key pieces are 'Train-Train,' 'Day-Night-Night-Day,' 'The Vagabond,' and 'Liberty.'