Black square (1988)

People passing by (shot in slow motion, through an aquarium).

Painting by K. Malevich "Black Square" and others.

A gramophone is playing on the pier, those seeing off are waving their hands, a ship is sailing away.

Artists from the "Avant-garde" club are taking pictures on the deck.

River terminal building, ship deck.

Artists are talking about avant-garde art (synchronously).

A passenger ship is sailing.

Poster of the exhibition of the "Hermitage" association.

Visitors at the exhibition.

The exposition of the exhibition - paintings by artists Steinberg, Belenok, Yankilevsky, Prigov.

Painting by Yakovlev "Portrait of Pasternak".

Spectators at the iron figure, at the construction of metal tubes.

Construction of rods by the artist Infante.

Paintings by Steinberg: "In Memory of Malevich", "Anisa", "Fox from the city of Semenov" and others.

Interview with the artist E. Steinberg (synchronized).

Painting by artist Bruskin (multi-figure composition).

Soloist of the rock group "Nautilus Pompilius" V. Butusov sings the song "Bound by One Chain" (synchronously).

Newsreel from the 1930s: I. V. Stalin, V. Molotov and others walk through the Kremlin, M. Kalinin walks.

May Day demonstration on Red Square: athletes, an orchestra walk, carrying a portrait of Stalin, models.

Sculptures of a discus thrower, a plovdiv player, etc.

Newsreel 1930-1940: Painting by artist Bibikov "Greetings to the Winners", painting "What is Wheat Like" by artist Kuchkin, painting by artist V. Efanov "Unforgettable".

People at the exhibition, faces of young men and women.

Parade of athletes, girls laughing, singing. V. Butusov singing (synchronously) Painting by Brusnikin, paintings by Zhutovsky, Bulatov.

Interview with artist B. Zhutovsky (synchronously).

Newsreel 1930-1940: Athletes at the parade - a gymnast spinning in a wheel (rapid motion, freeze frame).

Artist I. Kabakov in his studio, interview with I. Kabakov (synchronously).

Works by Kabakov: paintings, expositions of kitchen items.

Flight of stairs in an old house on Arbat, mailboxes on the door, doorbells.

Newsreel 1957 - International Exhibition of Fine and Applied Art in Moscow.

Visitors examine the exhibition display; painting by Italian artist R. Beppi "Howl" and others.

President of the USSR Academy of Arts artist B. Ioganson speaks (synchronously).

Painting by artist Krapivnitsky; painting by Yankilevsky "Black Hole"; painting by Pivovarov "Learn, Son"; paintings by Bulatov "Sky, Sea", "No Entry".

Interview with L. Krapivnitsky and V. Yankilevsky (synchronously).

Newsreel from the 1960s: Moscow, a high-rise building, cars driving by.

Visitors at the anniversary exhibition dedicated to 30 years of work by Moscow artists. N. S. Khrushchev and other members of the government at the exhibition look at paintings and talk with the artist Nikonov.

Falk's painting "Nude", Nikonov's painting "Geologists", etc.

Nikonov at the exhibition.

The wife of the artist Y. Sooster, Lidiya Sooster, talks about her husband (synchronously).

The artist V. Yankilevsky talks about the exhibition (synchronously).

Paintings by Yankilevsky.

Newsreel from the 1960s: Members of the government look at the works of the sculptor E. Neizvestny.

Photograph of E. Neizvestny.

Bust of N. S. Khrushchev by E. Neizvestny.

Grave of N. S. Khrushchev at the Novodevichy Cemetery.

Painting by the artist Y. Sobolev.

Interview with Y. Sobolev (synchronously).

Newsreel from the 1960s: N. S. Khrushchev speaks from the podium (synchronously), paintings by abstract artists are brought into the hall, people in the hall laugh and applaud.

Photograph of the artist Y. Sooster, photograph of Y. Sooster's grave.

Sooster's paintings (animation - dissolve, close-up).

Newsreel from the 1960s: Visitors look at a self-portrait of the artist B. Zhutovsky. B. Zhutovsky talks about N. S. Khrushchev (synchronously).

Photographs of N. S. Khrushchev and B. Zhutovsky at the exhibition.

Painting by artist Ganikovsky "Shostakovich Symphony".

Summer landscapes - a copse, a field, a bell tower.

The building of the former monastery, which houses a psychiatric hospital.

Artist V. Yakovlev draws, gives an interview (synchronously).

Yakovlev's painting "Portrait of the Wind" and other paintings.

Paintings by artist V. Yakovlev. V. Yakovlev draws, sits on a bench, speaks (synchronously).

Panorama from the bell tower to the sign of Psychiatric Hospital #16. V. Yakovlev walks through the hospital park.

Artist V. Nemukhin talks about V. Yakovlev (synchronously).

Sculpture by V. Sidur "The Caller" and others.

Photograph by V. Sidur.

Poetess J. Moritz recalls V. Sidur (synchronously).

Book by J. Moritz.

Sidur's workshop in the basement, panorama of sculptures and compositions.

Painting by artist Gryushis.

Newsreel of the 1970s: Sculptural portraits of L. I. Brezhnev, M. A. Suslov, A. Kirilenko.

Painting "L. I. Brezhnev on Malaya Zemlya".

Rock group "Nautilus Pompilius" performing (synchronously).

A painting by Yankilevsky from the "Mutants" series, paintings by Sooster and Nemukhin.

A photograph of a young Nemukhin. V. Nemukhin gives an interview in the apartment of the artist Sooster (synchronously).

Artists S. Bordachev and Nutovich on the street in the Belyaevo district, where the so-called "bulldozer exhibition" was held in 1974. S. Bordachev talks (synchronously) about the exhibition.

A painting by Bordachev.

Photographs dedicated to the exhibition: Bordachev and other artists at the exhibition in Belyaevo; a police car; paintings on the ground; artists with a policeman; a watering machine. E. Nutovich speaks (synchronously).

A photograph by E. Nutovich.

Artists at the exhibition in Izmailovo.

Funeral of the artist A. Zverev in December 1986. Newsreel of the 1970-1980s: A. Zverev working on a painting, paintings by Zverev.

Paintings by the artist E. Steinberg.

Interview with E. Steinberg (synchronously).

Interview with the artist E. Bulatov (synchronously).

Paintings by E. Bulatov.

Interview with B. Zhutovsky (synchronously), paintings-compositions on the wall.

Photograph of I. V. Stalin.

Painting by the artist Chuikov.

Drummer musician V. Tarasov playing.

Paintings "Fragments of the Sea and Sky" and others, written by V. Tarasov.

Interview with the artist I. Chuikov (synchronously).

Exhibition hall of young artists.

Compositions made of foil, metal, etc.

Painting "Moloch" and other paintings.

Posters on the wall of the house.

Fake barricade, street show.

Artist K. Zvezdochetov holds a comic auction (synchronously).

Exhibits: posters, lantern, etc.

Abstract paintings "Don't be afraid!" and others.

Foyer of the House of Culture of the Electric Bulb Factory before the show-premiere of the film "Assa" - constructions, portrait of L. I. Brezhnev on the floor, compositions under the ceiling.

Farcical exhibition in the Sandunov Baths.

Artists in the pool (shot with distortion), painting.

Interview with the artist Prigov (synchronously).

Artists G. Vinogradov plays on suspended metal objects.

Photo by G. Vinogradov.

Artist F. Infante and his wife walk through the quarry, installing a construction. F. Infante takes photographs; at home he looks at slides.

Interview with the artist E. Dybsky (synchronously).

Paintings by Dybsky, workshop.

Interview with the artist E. Steinberg (synchronously).

Steinberg's painting "In Memory of Malevich".

People walk by (shot through an aquarium).