Aleksei Kruchenykh
- Introduction
- Aleksei Yeliseyevich Kruchyonykh (Russian: Алексе́й Елисе́евич Кручёных; 9 February 1886 – 17 June 1968) was a Russian poet, artist, and theorist, perhaps one of the most radical poet of Russian Futurism, a movement that included Vladimir Mayakovsky, David Burliuk and others. Born in 1886, he lived in the time of the Russian Silver Age of literature, and together with Velimir Khlebnikov, another Russian Futurist, Kruchenykh is considered the inventor of zaum, a poetry style utilising nonsense words. Kruchonykh wrote the libretto for the Futurist opera Victory Over the Sun, with sets provided by Kazimir Malevich. In 1912, he wrote the book Dyr bul shchyl; four years later, in 1916, he created his most famous book, Universal War. He is also known for his Declaration of the Word as Such (1913): "The worn-out, violated word "lily" is devoid of all expression. Therefore I call the lily éuy – and original purity is restored."
- Wikidata
- Q721962
- Introduction
- Graduated from the Odessa School of Art, 1906. Studied painting independently and taught graphic art in secondary schools.
- Nationalities
- Russian, Ukrainian
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Critic, Poet, Graphic Artist, Painter
- Names
- Aleksey Kruchonykh, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Alexei Kruchenykh, Aleksey Yeliseyevich Kruchonykh
- Ulan
- 500202621
Exhibitions
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A Revolutionary Impulse: The Rise of the Russian Avant-Garde
Dec 3, 2016–Mar 12, 2017
MoMA
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Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013
Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013
MoMA
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Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925
Dec 23, 2012–Apr 15, 2013
MoMA
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Geo/Metric: Prints and Drawings from the Collection
Jun 11–Aug 18, 2008
MoMA
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
MoMA
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Aleksei Kruchenykh has
8 exhibitionsonline.
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Folio 3 from Mirskontsa (Worldbackwards) 1912
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Folio 5 from Mirskontsa (Worldbackwards) 1912
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Folio 12 from Mirskontsa (Worldbackwards) 1912
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Folio 15 from Mirskontsa (Worldbackwards) 1912
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Folio 16 from Mirskontsa (Worldbackwards) 1912
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Folio 27 from Mirskontsa (Worldbackwards) 1912
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Folio 39 from Mirskontsa (Worldbackwards) 1912
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Various Artists, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Nikolai Kul'bin, Olga Rozanova Bukh lesinnyi (Forestly Rapid) 1913
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Natan Al'tman, Natalia Goncharova, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Nikolai Kul'bin, Kazimir Malevich, Olga Rozanova, Various Artists Vzorval' (Explodity) 1913–14, published 1914
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Plate (folio 3) from Vzorval' (Explodity) 1913–14, published 1914
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Nikolai Kul'bin, Aleksei Kruchenykh In-text plate (folio 23) from Vzorval' (Explodity) 1913–14, published 1914
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Nikolai Kul'bin, Aleksei Kruchenykh In-text plate (folio 25) from Vzorval' (Explodity) 1913–14, published 1914
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Aleksei Kruchenykh In-text plate (folio 26) from Vzorval' (Explodity) 1913–14, published 1914
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled (printed advertisement for Futurist books) 1914
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Vselenskaia voina (Universal War) 1916
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Vselenskaia voina (Universal War) 1916
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich Uchites' khudogi! Stikhi (Learn Artists! Poems) 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich Uchites' khudogi! Stikhi (Learn Artists! Poems) 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Nosoboika 1917
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Various Artists, Vasilii Kamenskii, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Various Artists, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich Untitled from 1918 1917
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Various Artists, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich Untitled from 1918 1917
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Various Artists, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich Untitled from 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Untitled from 1918 1917
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Various Artists, Vasilii Kamenskii, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich Uchites' khudogi! Stikhi 1917
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Vasilii Kamenskii, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich 1918 1917
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Aleksei Kruchenykh F/nagt 1918
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Fo-ly-fa 1918
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Kachildaz 1918
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Various Artists, Vladimir Burliuk, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Kirill Zdanevich Tsvetistye tortsy (Flowery Boardwalk) 1919
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Mikhail Larionov Zamaul' I 1919
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Zamaul' II 1919
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Various Artists, Vladimir Burliuk, Pavel Filonov, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Il'ia Rogovin Zamaul' III 1919
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Zamaul' iubileinaia (Zamaul Jubilee) 1920
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Aleksei Kruchenykh Red Oil 1920
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Aleksandr Rodchenko, Aleksei Kruchenykh Zaum' (Transrational Language) 1921
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Aleksandr Rodchenko Zaumniki (Transrationalists) 1921
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Aleksandr Rodchenko Zaumniki (Transrationalists) 1921
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Unknown Artist Zzudo. Zudutnye zudesa (Iitchily: Itchy Itchiness) 1921
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Aleksei Kruchenykh, Aleksandr Labas Zzudo. Zudutnye zudesa (Iitchily: Itchy Itchiness) 1921
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