This exhibition has an age restriction of 18+. Discounted tickets for children and entry for children without a ticket are not permitted.

Tickets for this exhibition are sold for specific time slots (a time slot is a 30-minute interval during which you may enter the exhibition). If you arrive earlier than the time slot indicated on your ticket, you will be asked to wait until your session begins. If you are late for your time slot, you will be asked to wait until the exhibition becomes less crowded. Last entry to the exhibition is at 21:30.

Photography and video recording are not permitted in this exhibition.

Grisha Bruskin is an artist who gained international recognition during the period of unofficial Soviet art. In 1988, at the first legendary Sotheby's auction in Moscow, his 'Fundamental Lexicon' painting attracted wide attention both for its record-breaking sale price and for the significance of its artistic statement.

For the Russian Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017, Bruskin created the project 'Scene Change', which fully articulated his distinctive visual language. This language is built around a personal reworking of iconography, including totems, symbols of power and violence, and images of warriors, victims, and mass human migration.

The installation 'Dies Illa' was created by Bruskin specifically for ZILART Museum. It incorporates motifs from 'Scene Change' and from his 2023 project 'The Great Tomorrow', completing a trilogy that has taken shape over time. The title refers to the Latin phrase 'Dies irae, dies illa' meaning 'That day, the day of wrath' which opens the Catholic hymns and many classical requiems.

In this work, Bruskin combines spatial and theatrical dramaturgy. He draws on the expressive tools of shadow theatre, puppet theatre, and video projection. The artist views the installation as a mediating space that brings together objects, assemblage, and the viewers themselves.

The exhibition architecture was designed by Igor Chirkin.

Please note that no more than 30 visitors can be present in the exhibition space at the same time due to the nature of the installation. We appreciate your understanding if waiting is required.