"The Final Frontier: How Underground Art Emerged — and What Happened Next"

"The Final Frontier: How Underground Art Emerged — and What Happened Next"
Lecture 6 in the series "Nonconformists: Art Against the System"

In this final lecture, we’ll reach the closing chapter of a long artistic resistance.
We’ll explore how underground art — once confined to kitchens and private studios — stepped into the light during the Perestroika era.

What happened when censorship was lifted, exhibitions were legalized, and artists were finally invited into museums, galleries, and even abroad?
Who survived, who disappeared, and who transformed beyond recognition?
We’ll examine the birth of the art market, the meaning of “freedom” — and what it ultimately brought.