Flys and Angels

Flys and Angels

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  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 2009

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Fliegen und Engel

Production Companies

3sat, Filmtank, WDR

Director

Niels Bolbrinker

Description

Ilya Kabakov is considered one of the most important contemporary artists worldwide. Born and raised in the Ukraine in the period between Stalin and Gorbatschow he left the country in the 80s. In his Installations and his numerous paintings Kabakov creates a world of its own, which leaves the heaviness of socialist and post-socialist life far behind. The film links Ilya Kabakovs artistic spaces with insights into Russian everyday life, which itself sometimes appears like an installation by the artist.