🎥 As part of the public program of the exhibition “Unframed: Leis, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė”, Zuzeum invites you to a screening of Sandra Jõgeva’s film “Art and the Cold War” in the Living Room.
📅 Saturday, 5 April 14.00
🎟️ Free admission with prior registration
🗣️ The event will be held in English. The film will be shown in its original language with English subtitles.
Art and the Cold War (Estonia, 2025) is a story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West. It recalls a time when art was larger and more important than life itself, and a time the like of which Estonian art has never seen and most likely will never see again. On one side, there are independent Soviet artists who lack not only the opportunities but also the finances to complete their works. On the other side, there is the tempting West, whose ambassadors (sometimes literally) take an active interest in the Soviet underground art market. Selling one’s works to the West is a tricky business since the almighty KGB stands between the two mutually attracted parties.
Nevertheless, an incredible amount of mainly Estonian and Muscovite visual art is sold and taken across the border. This is facilitated mainly by Western diplomats, behind whose coordinated actions stand none other than the CIA.
Introduction by artist and director of the film Sandra Jõgeva (1976). Production: Maagiline Masin
The movie is 80 minutes long and will be shown in Estonian, English, and Russian with English subtitles. After the film, the audience will have the opportunity to ask the director questions.
Trailer:
About the director
Sandra Jõgeva (1976) is an Estonian artist, writer, documentary filmmaker, and curator, and the daughter of the artist Malle Leis. She has received multiple awards, including the Betti Alver debut prize for her first book (2008) and the Estonian Film Award for her documentary Love… (2018). Currently, she lives and works in Tallinn, working on various performance and installation projects.
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