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Poster for "The Desert of Forbidden Art" (Militza Zemskaya)
Filmmakers Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev discuss their latest film, "The Desert of Forbidden Art", which tells the incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars came to be stashed in a far-off desert in Uzbekistan. Today, the work of Igor Savisky and his colleagues is described as one of the most remarkable collections of 20th century Russian art, yet it remains endangered—a lucrative target for Islamic fundamentalists, corrupt bureaucrats, and art profiteers.
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Comments [1]
Great conversation! I love this on the heels of previous segment. Thank you for highlighting some of the paintings on the slide show.
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