Moscow on My Mind

For the past few years I have had a fascination with visiting Moscow in the winter. It tops my list of next must-see destinations. Maybe it is because of the Art Institute's recent exhibit on Soviet War Propaganda, or maybe it's because it is becoming an emerging mecca for contemporary art, or maybe it's just because of my Eastern European roots and love for everything fur, but I can't get Moscow off my mind. The people, the culture, the sheer excess...really, everything about it fascinates me.

Here in Chicago, the Maya Polsky Gallery focuses on representing contemporary Russian artists. I am particularly fond of the work of Valery Koshliakov.