MONUMENTAL
SCULPTURES
SCULPTURES
Alexander Rukavishnikov’s monumental works define the visual landscape of modern cities. From Moscow to Belgrade, his sculptures merge power and humanity, transforming public space into places of reflection and presence.
Each piece carries a distinct energy — part architectural, part emotional — capturing figures who shaped culture and history.
Balancing precision with raw expression, Rukavishnikov redefines what public art can feel like today.
Balancing precision with raw expression, Rukavishnikov redefines what public art can feel like today.
The monument to Emperor Alexander II
The Monument to Emperor Alexander II, also known as the “Liberator Tsar”, is situated in the immediate surroundings of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
“Gladiator”
Arena Stadium
Arena Stadium
The monumental sculpture Gladiator (2014) by Alexander Rukavishnikov stands 24.5 metres tall before the North Stand of Spartak Moscow’s Otkritie Arena. Built with a unique structural system, the work became the defining landmark of the new stadium and one of the most recognisable symbols of Moscow’s sporting landscape.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Moscow Library
Moscow Library
Almost morbid asceticism, insularity and anxiety – these are the features peculiar to Dostoevsky; they are present on the writer portraits, made by his contemporaries and repeated in the statue, created by Rukavishnikov. Asceticism, severe expression of Dostoevsky correspond to laconicism, dryness and greatness of the colonnade surrounding the library.
Zero Kilometer
Moscow
Moscow
“Zero Kilometer” is the point from which distances to other cities in Russia are measured. It is a bronze marker located on Red Square in Moscow, symbolising the starting point of all Russian roads. Several other cities across the country also have their own “zero kilometer” landmarks.
Yuri Nikulin
the Moscow Circus
the Moscow Circus
The monument to Yuri Nikulin in front of the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard is a work by sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov. Installed before the circus building that bears the artist’s name, it has become one of the main landmarks of Tsvetnoy Boulevard.
Yevgeny Vakhtangov
Moscow
Moscow
Created by Alexander Rukavishnikov in collaboration with theatre designer Maxim Obrezkov and architect Igor Voskresensky, the bronze composition merges the director’s figure with stage symbolism — behind him, a sculpted curtain features the titles of one hundred productions from the theatre’s history.
The Fish Cat
Moscow
Moscow
Installed in Moscow, Fish Cat is one of Alexander Rukavishnikov’s most playful public sculptures. A monumental bronze cat resting on a bed of fish, the work blends surrealism and irony, transforming familiar imagery into a commentary on urban life and human nature. At once humorous and unsettling, it stands as a contemporary symbol of Moscow’s artistic landscape.
