Arkady Lvov is a photographer and master printer from Odessa, Ukraine who has been based in New York for more than 40 years. As both photographer and printer, he specializes in the historic, stunning and uniquely long-lived technique of platinum/palladium. This event offers the opportunity to hear the artist talk about his creative process and to see a rich sampling of images from three of his lifelong creative series: Old-Master-influenced still-lives, views of Venice at night, and maximalist color photographs of the Venetian Carnivale. (a small selection of images for preview can be found below this text)

This is virtual event with Arkady Lvov on Zoom, moderated by BRAI Executive Director, Anna Winestein. The Zoom link will be emailed through Eventbrite to registered attendees 24 hours and 2 hours before the start time of 5:30 pm. Registrations received after 3:30 pm will receive the links via email from BRAI shortly before start time. The event will begin with a presentation by Arkady and will feature ample time for interactive Q&A with virtual attendees.

Arkady Lvov is a fine art photographer based in New York. He is an eloquent master of composition and narrative. He is also one of the greatest specialists in the rare technique of platinum printing, the 19th-Century platinum process that was rediscovered in the 1970s after falling into oblivion. This specialized technique is immediately evident in his own photographs - a viewer becomes a witness to the depth, texture, and three-dimensionality of his photographs, with their expressiveness and emotional tension. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Arkady studied art history at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia (then Leningrad) before emigrating to the US in 1979. After earning a BFA at Parsons School of Design, where he was first exposed to platinum, Arkady established his first platinum printing studio in 1990. Today world-renowned photographers such as Annie Leibovitz and Elliot Erwitt rely on his expertise for printing of their works at his current studio, Platinum Editions. Platinum prints can last forever--as long as the paper they are on stays intact. In 1994 he began to travel annually to Venice to photograph the Carnivale. His photographs are in the collections of American Express, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and many private collections. Arkady Lvov is represented by Ellipsis Art. You can read an interview with the photographer here.

Ballets Russes Arts Initiative is a Boston-based non-profit cultural organization that fosters international creative exchange in the visual and performing arts and film, and connects communities in the US and Eurasia. BRAI carries out public programs throughout Massachusetts, the East Coast and internationally, and BR360 Member programs in the Boston area.