The Royal Academy of Arts in London's latest exhibition looks at the brief Constructivist era that emerged in 1915 in Soviet Russia. It displays paintings and drawings from several Constructivist artists showing the influence this movement had on the architecture at the time and importantly also being displayed are original and modern photographs of the buildings.
Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915 – 1935 examines the Constructivist movement in Russian art, architecture and photography. The Constructivists adapted an innovative style with bold geometric shapes and designs meant to express the optimism and promise of new Soviet Russia.