Zelfira Tregulova on Russian Art, Vatican Show, and Curatorial Vision
At the 21st edition of è Storia in Gorizia, Italy, Zelfira Tregulova, who served as the director of the State Tretyakov Gallery from 2015 to 2023, highlighted her initiatives to promote Russian art internationally. Among her notable projects was the 2005 exhibition 'Russia!' at the Guggenheim Museum, which showcased a 15th-century iconostasis alongside works by Ilya Kabakov and Erik Bulatov. Another significant achievement was the 'A Pilgrimage in Russian Art' exhibition at St. Peter's Basilica in 2018-19, which received praise from Pope Francis. In 2024, she will co-curate 'The Square and the Space' in Moscow. Tregulova emphasizes the importance of collaboration in art for enhancing global relations, referencing the 2015-16 Serov retrospective and the 2021 'Dreams of Freedom' exhibition.
Key facts
- Zelfira Tregulova was director of the State Tretyakov Gallery from 2015 to 2023.
- She spoke at the 21st edition of è Storia in Gorizia, Italy's Capital of Culture 2025.
- Her first curatorial project was 'Moscow: Treasures and Traditions' in 1990 at Seattle Art Museum and Arthur Sackler Galleries.
- She co-curated the 2005 exhibition 'Russia!' at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
- The 2018-19 exhibition 'A Pilgrimage in Russian Art' was held at the Carlo Magno Wing of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
- Pope Francis visited the Vatican exhibition and praised the art.
- In 2024, she co-curated 'The Square and the Space. From Malevich to GES-2' in Moscow with Francesco Bonami.
- She curated a Valentin Serov retrospective in 2015-16 at the Tretyakov Gallery.
- In 2019, she organized an exchange with the Munch Museum in Oslo.
- The 2021 exhibition 'Dreams of Freedom. Romanticism in Russia and Germany' was designed by Daniel Libeskind.
Entities
Artists
- Zelfira Tregulova
- Ilya Kabakov
- Erik Bulatov
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Marc Chagall
- Kazimir Malevich
- Alexander Rodchenko
- Ilya Repin
- Valentin Serov
- Edvard Munch
- Francesco Bonami
- Arkady Ippolitov
- Tatyana Yudenkova
- Daniel Libeskind
- Pope Francis
- Dionysius
- Peter the Great
Institutions
- State Tretyakov Gallery
- Guggenheim Museum New York
- Vatican Museums
- Munch Museum Oslo
- Dresden State Museums
- Seattle Art Museum
- Arthur Sackler Galleries
- Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
- GES-2 Moscow
- è Storia Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Moscow
- Russia
- Gorizia
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Vatican City
- Rome
- Oslo
- Norway
- Dresden
- Germany
- Seattle
- Washington D.C.