A Surreal Vision Rooted in Soviet Constructivism Leonid Lamm (1928 – 2017) stands as a pivotal figure in Russian postwar and contemporary art, embodying the spirit of defiance and artistic innovation that characterized his era. Born in Moscow during the tumultuous years following World War II, Lamm’s formative education was deeply rooted in the structural logic of design. His studies at the Moscow Institute of Architecture instilled within him a foundational understanding of spatial design and geometric principles—influences that would forever permeate his distinctive visual language. This a…