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  Adolf Strakhov, Emancipated Woman Build Socialism! 1926.

Purchased 2016. The David King Collection at Tate.

Red Star Over Russia

A Revolution in Visual Culture 1905 – 55

Until 18 February, 2018
Tate Modern | London, UK

To mark the centenary of the October Revolution, Tate Modern presents Red Star Over Russia: A Revolution in Visual Culture 1905–55. Drawn from the remarkable collection of the late graphic designer David King (1943 – 2016) the exhibition offers a visual history of Russia and the Soviet Union.

From the overthrow of the last Tsar and the revolutionary uprisings of 1917, through to the struggles of the Civil War and Stalin's campaign of terror, the show reveals how seismic political events led to the social transformation that inspired a wave of innovation in art and graphic design across the country.

Throughout his lifetime David King assembled one of the most comprehensive collections of Russian and Soviet material in the world, consisting of over a quarter of a million artefacts by famous and anonymous photographers, artists and designers.

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Adolf Strakhov, Emancipated Woman Build Socialism! 1926.

Purchased 2016. The David King Collection at Tate.

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