There were morning strolling, breakfast at the hotel, afternoon walking under the rain, etc. For the evening I have a plan to visit the temporary exhibition of the modern art.
Late in the afternoon I arrive to the Sevkabel Port, which is a popular art space and a business center now. It is located in the port at the harbor of Vasilevskiy Island. Historically, Sevkabel was a cable manufacturing company, established in 1879 by the Saint Petersburg subsidiary of the German company Siemens & Halske. But since 2016 it has started renovation of the old facilities and historic buildings and turning them into a modern multifunctional creative space at the waterfront. And presently they have this place, where can be found various corners, including cafes, bars, studious, showrooms, sites and a food court. Moreover, Sevkabel often hosts some festivals and events, which usually attract young thinking people.
Currently, in the walls of the Sevkabel the exhibition of Andy Warhol's works is holding. It is displayed 100 works of the author, who is one of the founders of pop art. Actually, the intention of exposition is to demonstrate how the American icon of pop art influenced famous Russian artists of several generations. So, there are also presented the works of such important Russian artists as Alexander Melamid, Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe and Pavel Pepershtein. However, I was interested only in the creations by Andy.
As a conclusion I must say that it has been a nice trip to Saint Petersburg with good impressions about city architecture, walks, galleries, restaurants and people I have met on my way. Very soon I will come here again. I want to believe so.
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