Masha Chlenova

Masha Chlenova is an art historian and curator specializing in modern art, with a focus on the historical avant-gardes of the 1910s and 20s that revolutionized the way art is made, presented and understood. She is particularly interested in the invention of abstraction across the media and in the radical practices of the Russian avant-garde. Her work also focuses on the history of exhibitions and display and on the close ties between word and image in modern art.