Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

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As the artists who led the movement of contemporary Russian art last year filled the empty spaces of this building, the air seeping between its steel structures and glass walls still carries a sense of vitality. Beneath the circular roof designed by the Constructivist architect Konstantin Melnikov, art in progress flows visually, and those walking through the exhibition space hear a voice where past and present intersect. Here, the traces of researchers exploring the roots and present state of contemporary Russian art rest quietly, like a monument. Tens of thousands of visitors flow through the curved walls of this building every month, yet their footsteps still glide lightly toward the future rather than lingering on its somber history.