Many contemporary artists marry art and politics in pursuit of a social agenda or to expose a political peculiarity. But in Russia ... party on a Moscow subway train, performed public sex acts ...

instead inspired by Art Deco, Empire, and contemporary styles,” d’Angeac said in a press release detailing the renovation efforts. “The train’s history has been rewritten, this time ...

She also influenced the Art Deco movement. “A Revolutionary Impulse: The Rise of the Russian Avant-Garde,” is on view at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, from December 4 ...