The Arts and Glasnost Artists
The second of three films about the cultural changes in Gorbachev's Russia.
'Art belongs to the People' is a much-quoted saying by Lenin. Until recently this was not the case. In 1974 an unofficial art exhibition was bulldozed into the ground, the paintings destroyed, and several artists arrested. Open-air displays were banned and artists who did not conform had to work underground. Since the arrival of Glasnost - the new openness - art exhibitions have been flourishing and many new artists have emerged.
Omnibus cameras were present at the first auction sale of works of art since the Revolution, and at the Artists' Union Committee meeting while it selected or rejected an artist's work. Film cameraman JOHN GOODYER Sound JOHN TELLICK
Film editor ANDREW PAGE
Executive producer Diana LASHMORE Director JULIA CAVE