Art exhibition at Moscow's Manege working as normal following attack by radical Orthodox activists
MOSCOW. Aug 15 (Interfax) - The organizers of an art exhibition at the Manege exhibition hall in Moscow, which was ransacked by radical Orthodox activists on Friday evening, have filed a report on the incident with police and expect the damage to be evaluated.
"We filed a report yesterday. The damage caused is so far unknown. Police have seized four linocuts that were damaged, and we are waiting for an expert to evaluate the damage," Yelena Karneyeva, a spokesperson for the Manege association, told Interfax on Saturday.
The exhibition is working as normal now, she said.
Interfax had reported earlier that several activists led by Tsorionov had disrupted an exhibition called 'Sculptures We Don't See' at Manege on Friday evening. The attackers damaged several artworks, claiming that the exhibits insulted the feelings of true believers.
The exhibition displayed works by prominent Soviet avant-garde sculptor Vadim Sidur.
