Design for Scene Five, 'The House', in Victory Over the Sun

Victory over the Sun is a Russian Futurist opera premiered in 1913 at the Luna Park in St Petersburg. The opera was intended to underline parallels between literary text, musical score, and the art of painting. The libretto written in zaum language was contributed by Aleksei Kruchonykh, the music was written by Mikhail Matyushin, the prologue was added by Velimir Khlebnikov, and the stage designer was Kasimir Malevich. The performance was organized by the artistic group Soyuz Molodyozhi.