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Not long ago, an exhibition of famous Russian contemporary art artists was being held in Seoul, and Russia suddenly demanded the early return of the works.
There is an interpretation that it is because Korea is participating in the sanctions against Russia.
This is reporter Lee Joo-sang's report.
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is an exhibition of works by Russian artists during the revolution that opened at the end of last year.
75 works by 49 artists from four Russian art museums, including the Yekaterinburg Museum of Art, are on display.
In particular, there is a work by Kazimir Malevich, one of the most expensive artists in all of Russia, who has recently been interested in Kiiu, Ukraine.
However, the Russian side suddenly put the brakes on the war, which was scheduled to run until the middle of next month.
According to the instructions of the Russian Ministry of Culture, the Yekaterinburg Museum of Art has notified the museum to close the exhibition early and return the works.
Russia is also known to have requested the early return of its artworks from two art galleries in Milan, Italy.
It is interpreted as Russia's response to financial sanctions and trade suspension.
The organizers are planning to proceed as scheduled according to the contract.
[Kim Young-ho/Artistic Director (Professor Chung-Ang University): Cultural and art-related exchanges and exhibitions are not suspended for political reasons or can be interrupted for political reasons.]
The Russian avant-garde artists who took the lead in historical change in the early 20th century were branded as 'decadent artists', saying they did not conform to the system after Stalin came to power.
100 years later, art is once again swept into politics.
(Video editing: Kim Jun-hee, VJ: Oh Se-gwan)