Forms of Resistance in Fine Arts

The temporary collection 'Forms of Resistance' is dedicated to the artistic opposition against the communist regime in Bulgaria from 1944 to 1985. The exhibition highlights different forms of repression against particular artists at particular moments during the period of state socialism. It also shows the active role of some painters, as well as their forms of resistance against the dogmas of Socialist Realism and against ideological guidance. The upper time limit is the beginning of the perestroika in the Soviet Union, which marks the beginning of the final disintegration of the system of state socialism, also with regard to the political control of arts.

临时收藏馆《抵抗形式》专注于对保加利亚1944年至1985年共产主义政权的艺术反抗。该展览突出了国家社会主义时期特定时刻对个别艺术家的不同形式的镇压。同时展现了部分画家在反对社会主义现实主义教条及意识形态引导方面的积极作用及其抵抗形式。上限时间界定为苏联改革开放的初期，这标志着国家社会主义体系的最终瓦解，亦涉及艺术领域的政治控制。