a—s—t—r—a open vol.4
23.01 – 02.03.2024
CCI Winzavod, 4th Syromyatnichesky Lane, 1/8, page 9, entrance 22
On January 23, the fourth edition of the annual project a—s—t—r—a OPEN - a series of group exhibitions (winter and summer) of artists, during which the gallery space becomes a place of institutional debut, testing of new ideas and a platform for artistic dialog - will be opened.
Within the framework of this initiative a—s—t—r—a gallery continues the main line of its activity - discovery of new names, experimentation and testing of hypotheses. The gallery does not set any formal restrictions, which makes it possible to gather interesting combinations of participants and present both completely unknown names and show works by established authors.
A fragment of Igor Ponosov's work "Fence Cartography" was chosen for the poster: a collective image of a typical PO-2 fence, the individual elements of which were shot in different cities. The likeness of a map of the country in the format of a single tile, which is assembled gradually, fragment by fragment, in space is combined into a single portrait. And so a—s—t—r—a open vol.4 is a project that gathers a multitude of voices, separate independent elements, into a single image - a cross-section of the new, young, relevant. From issue to issue of a—s—t—r—a open the gallery changes, forming its own new layer.
As part of a—s—t—r—a vol.4, the gallery invited external curators - the newnow team - to work together, in collaboration with whom a—s—t—r—a gallery added a different lens, changed the angle of view a bit and brought different facets into a single structure.
There were 764 applications for the open call announced in November. Since one of the objectives of a—s—t—r—a OPEN is to show in practice that it makes sense to send out portfolios and improve the artist statement, a—s—t—r—a gallery is trying to invite as many participants as possible, limiting the space.
At a—s—t—r—a open vol.4 will present 22 artists: Olga Makhno, Polina Savina, Arina Frank, Daria Goncharova, Evgeniya Bolyukh, Alexei Nepetrovich, Egor Voskresensky, Ivan Lebedev, Tatiana Elizarova, Maria Stadnik, Margarita Gushchenets, Mikhail Kropin, Anton Yakovlev, Svetlana Kononova, Anastasia Kulikova, Igor Ponosov, Alexei Gromov, Rinat Mustafin, Alexandra Demidova, Konstantin Chirkov, Anastasia Charugina, Viktor Piperov.
Also within the framework of the STATEMENT program (a cycle of solo exhibitions in the format of manifesto + one work), Polina Savina's project with the manifesto "Life and Life" will be shown.
It is important for me to create opportunities within my projects. a—s—t—r—a open is being held for the fourth time and clearly demonstrates that with meaningful work on one's career, respect for one's talent and hard work, one can move step by step towards one's goal.
Over the five years of the gallery's operation and the thousands of submissions that I always personally review, I can see how the general level of artists' self-presentation is growing, how their statements are becoming more mature and bold, and how there are more original artists who do not follow fashion but try to express their ideas in their own language. It's incredibly inspiring. I'm glad that the gallery gives artists a chance to make their first appearance on the art market, their first sales and in some cases the start of a career - isn't that what a gallery is all about?
I thank the artists for their interest in a—s—t—r—a - it was a pleasant shock to me and the whole team when we received 830 applications for a—s—t—r—a open vol.3 in the summer and thought it was a fluke. This open call received 764 submissions and it makes me think about changing, expanding the format and introducing new options. I hope to tell you more about it soon.
— Alina Kryukova, founder of a—s—t—r—a gallery
We truly believe in the power of collaborations and collaborations. They broaden your perspective and loosen your psyche. But co-curatorship and inclusion in an outside project is a task with an asterisk, and we love that. a—s—t—r—a open is a project-research, a project-experiment, invented by the gallery to find new things for itself and its audience, to form a dialog with new participants, to find topics that are interesting to talk about. But the experiment continues in building its own view of the pool of artists who responded to the open call - that's where we come in.
This is the fourth edition of a—s—t—r—a open, and it is clear that interest among young artists is growing. Having joined the final stage of the selection process, we had to put together an exhibition of 150 participants. It was a fascinating experience - having different visual and semantic preferences, to find a topic of conversation that is not set. Unusual, but scarily interesting. The search for rhymes, intersections, coincidences and oppositions is a multifaceted construct that can transform and change. And the a—s—t—r—a × newnow collaboration promises to be interesting in the future.
— team newnow
Demidova Alexandra
Born in Moscow in 1984.
The artist works with painting, graphics and textiles in such directions as abstraction, primitivism and appropriation. In her work, the author draws on analytical psychology, Old Russian mythology, fairy tales and primitive art, working with themes of psychological development, mental hygiene and integration of shadow aspects of the psyche.
Born in Moscow in 1984.
The artist works with painting, graphics and textiles in such directions as abstraction, primitivism and appropriation. In her work, the author draws on analytical psychology, Old Russian mythology, fairy tales and primitive art, working with themes of psychological development, mental hygiene and integration of shadow aspects of the psyche.
- 2023 - "Alchemical Process", pop-up exhibition at Peredelkino House of Creativity, moscow
2018 - "Who Speaks How?", Palto Gallery, Moscow
- 2023 - "They are cats, and what have you achieved?", Arbuzz Gallery, Moscow
- 2023 - Fair "ART FAIR ONLINE" gallery "Third Place", St. Petersburg
- 2023 - "Once upon a time, sometime after" CTI "Fabrika", Moscow
- 2022 - "Overturn" art park "White Alleys", Moscow
- 2021 - "Tuesday 11:30" Mosproducer project, Start Hub, Moscow
- 2021 - "Like a white sheet of paper", art park "White Alleys", Moscow
- 2019 - "Living Women Have a Body", exhibition in support of Yulia Tsvetkova, Moscow
- 2019 - "Green Children of Limpopo", Here on Taganka gallery, Moscow
- 2019 - "39 Youth Exhibition of the Moscow Union of Artists", Artkombinat in Perovo, Moscow
- 2018 - SAM FAIR, Museum of Street Art, St. Petersburg, Russia
"Alchemical Comics" is a graphic series in the genre of appropriation, in which I illustrate my mental processes and basic concepts of psychology in an ironic way. The pictorial basis of the series is alchemical treatises from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. I borrow plots, images and characters, endowing them with personalised content. I add dialogue, phrases and quotes in comic book/meme format."
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Demidova Alexandra
Me and my cockroaches from the “Alchemy Comics” series, 2022
Wallpaper, watercolour
30 x 40 cm
Демидова Александра
Do something from the “Alchemy Comics” series, 2023
Wallpaper, watercolour
30 x 40 cm
Демидова Александра
Mum, am I pretty? From the "Alchemy Comics" series, 2022
Wallpaper, watercolour
30 x 40 cm
Voskresensky Egor
The author works with the artistic heritage of the past, occasionally borrowing some artistic techniques and, afterwards, transforming them into something closer to himself. The author is also often inspired by the thinking of neural networks, sometimes completely unpredictable.
Egor Voskresensky was born in 1997 in St. Petersburg, where he lives and works now.
The author works with the artistic heritage of the past, occasionally borrowing some artistic techniques and, afterwards, transforming them into something closer to himself. The author is also often inspired by the thinking of neural networks, sometimes completely unpredictable.
Each artist's work is multi-layered. It begins with a tonal substrate for which he uses various pigments, solvents and inks. This is always followed by traditional materials such as watercolours, pastels and others.
EDUCATION:
- 2022 - I.Repin St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, Faculty of Theory and History of Art
SOLOO EXHIBITIONS:
- 2019 - (Non)Perfect Forms, FossArt Gallery, St. Petersburg
- 2019 - Reflections on Form, GB Gallery, St. Petersburg
"I call my work an interdisciplinary research. Being both artist and art historian, I play several roles at once. This allows me to occupy a kind of middle ground between philosopher and creator of the material."
Egor Voskresensky, an artist, art historian and collector
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Воскресенский Егор
Motherhood, 2023
Бумага, смешанная техника, чернила, растворители, глина, земля, акварель
76 х 61 см
Воскресенский Егор
Revelation from "Almost Biblical" series, 2023
Бумага, смешанная техника, чернила, растворители, пигменты, земля, акварель, пастель, мел, цветные карандаши
38,5 х 28,5 см
Воскресенский Егор
Holy Family from "Almost Biblical"series, 2023
Бумага, смешанная техника, чернила, растворители, пигменты, земля, акварель, пастель, мел, цветные карандаши
38,5 х 28,5 см
Воскресенский Егор
ES SE Н ОМ О from "Almost Biblical" series, 2024
Бумага, смешанная техника, чернила, растворители, акварель, пастель, известняковая пыль, земля, штукатурка
31 х 57,5 см
Mustafin Rinat
Rinat Mustafin was born in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, in 1991. He received a higher education in Moscow as an architect. Since 2011 is engaged in artistic practices in the field of modern art, combining with with projects in the field of curatorship, scenography, architecture and design. In 2020, together with the team of the creative association WIP, he opened an experimental gallery, where he took the position of chief curator.
His works are a part of the collections of the Nakovalnya Gallery Foundation, the private collection of artist Aidan Salakhova.
Rinat Mustafin was born in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, in 1991.
In Moscow he received a higher education in the specialty of Architect. Since 2011 is engaged in artistic practices in the field of modern art, combining with with projects in the field of curatorship, scenography, architecture and design. In 2020, together with the team of the creative association WIP, he opened an experimental gallery, where he took the position of chief curator.
His works are a part of the collections of the Nakovalnya Gallery Foundation, the private collection of artist Aidan Salakhova.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- 2023 - "Territory", Cube Gallery, Moscow
- 2022 - "Zenith", Anvil Gallery, Moscow
- 2022 - performance "Shell", Mutabor club, Moscow
- 2022 - performance "Shell", WIP Gallery, Moscow
- 2021 - "Forma", Kommunalka Gallery, Moscow
- 2021 - video art installation "Rain", WIP gallery, Moscow.
- 2021 - Abstract Meanings in Visual Forms, WIP Gallery, Moscow
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- 2023 - "Loading", Art Kvartal, Erevan
- 2023 - "Rinat & Segotchka", Object Gallery, Tbilisi
- 2019 - "Good Weather", Užupio Meno Incubatorius, Vilnius
- 2016 - "Alternative Theories of Evolution", Dravidian Museum, Moscow
"I believe in perfect form, colour and composition. The silent power of visual art leaves me in awe, and the emergence of ever new media and tools makes me mesmerised by the vividness of the visual world.
In my works I explore: the relationship between new and old technologies, in which lies the beauty of human thought, new signs and symbols that replace the old without changing their nature, themes of humanism and anti-humanism.
Based on the experience, principles and discoveries of modernists and postmodernists of the 20th century, I try to use new approaches and develop original techniques. I do not see myself outside the context of my time. I am in love with the era I'm living in"
Rinat Mustafin, artist, curator
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Lebedev Ivan
Born in 1990 in St. Petersburg.
Russian artist, teacher of drawing and silkscreening printing at the Ilya Repin Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. Creates his works in printing techniques such as lithography and silkscreen. Along with large format works and contemporary materials.
Born in 1990 in St. Petersburg.
Russian artist, teacher of drawing and silkscreening printing at the Ilya Repin Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. Creates his works in printing techniques such as lithography and silkscreen. Along with large format works and contemporary materials.
The artist dedicates his work to the human body in all its manifestations and forms. And if there is a body, there is also a soul, thought, consciousness and subconsciousness, about which one can endlessly talk and think. His works embody the complexity of the human soul, its metamorphosis and interaction with the surrounding space, as well as its boundless loneliness. Curved, tense bodies are often contrasted and connected to absolute all-consuming darkness, which vividly contrasts with the whiteness of the background.
EDUCATION:
- 2007 - 2012 Nizhny Novgorod Art School (artist - painter)
- 2012 - 2018 St. Petersburg Ilya Repin Academy of Arts (graphic artist)
- 2018 - 2023 Assistantship at the St. Petersburg Ilya Repin Academy of Arts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
- 2019 - Laureate of the competition and participant of the exhibition "Nature Class", Museum and Exhibition Center "St. Petersburg Artist", St. Petersburg
- 2018 - International exhibition "Russia Italy", Rome, Italy
- 2018 - International exhibition "Russia Italy. Raphael Hall of the Repin Museum of the Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2018 - International exhibition "Overcoming", Central Exhibition Center Manege, St. Petersburg.
- 2016 - Laureate of the Internet contest "Igor Minakov Prize" "Love Will Save the World" in the nomination "Graphics".
- 2015 - 2016 г. - International exhibition IV GABALA International Art Exhibition "SPORTS! BEAUTY! LIFE!", Gabala, Azerbaijan
- 2015 - Exhibition "St. Petersburg in the Space of World Culture", Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- 2015 - Laureate of the IX exhibition "Youth of St. Petersburg" in the nomination "Graphics", St. Petersburg.
- 2015 - Exhibition "Essay on the Body" as part of the 25th Festival of Documentary Films "Message to Man", Open Film Studio "Lendok", St. Petersburg
- 2015 - International exhibition "THE SENSE OF THE BODY", First International Festival of Schools of Art and Design, Italy.
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Yakovlev Anton
The artist was born in 1982 in Kaliningrad. In order to better convey his idea, the author used to draw from photographs for a long time. However, now he takes the subject "from his head", combining what he has seen with his memories. This makes the drawing more free and brings it closer to the way children draw.
His subjects are a diary of everyday life, romanticisation of everyday life, notes on impressions, observation and outlining of life.
The artist was born in 1982 in Kaliningrad. In order to better convey his idea, the author used to draw from photographs for a long time. However, now he takes the subject "from his head", combining what he has seen with his memories.
This makes the drawing more free and brings it closer to the way children draw.
His subjects are a diary of everyday life, romanticisation of everyday life, notes on impressions, observation and outlining of life.
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
- 2023 - "Monotony", Novichok Gallery, Kaliningrad
- 2023 - "View from the Window", Siyaniye Centre, Apatity
- 2022 - "Silence", Triangle gallery, Moscow
- 2021 - "In the Room", Triangle gallery, Moscow
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- 2021 - "Group Show", Shrine Gallery, NY (online)
- 2020 - "Let's Hang the Portrait Here", HERE Gallery on Taganka, Moscow, (online)
- 2020 - Raumpace Festival, Kaliningrad
- 2019 - "Exhibition of Kaliningrad artists", GTSI, Kaliningrad
- 2019 - "Velvet Ropes drawing show", Shrine Gallery, New York, New York
"To better convey my vision, I used to paint from photographs for a long time. But now I like to take subjects from my head. I like to combine what I see with my memories. This makes drawing more free and brings it closer to the way children draw.
A man quickly gets used to life and stops noticing the simple beauty of existence. But an artist is endowed with the gift of noticing the beautiful, and is able to see and then transfer his feeling to the canvas, showing the viewer his view of the world."
Yakovlev Anton, an artist
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Kulikova Anastasia
Born in 1991 in Moscow.
Member of the TCAA since 2021.
The artist chooses techniques, mediums and materials based on the theme and idea of the project. She works in graphics, mixed media, painting and ceramics.
Born in 1991 in Moscow.
Member of the TCAA since 2021.
The artist chooses techniques, mediums and materials based on the theme and idea of the project. She works in graphics, mixed media, painting and ceramics.
EDUCATION:
2023 ART BOOST, Резиденция Gel art fit
2008 - 2015 Russian State Stroganov University of Industry and Applied Arts
1999 - 2005 Moscow Central Art School at the Russian Academy of Arts
EXHIBITIONS:
- 2023 - ART Maison Gallery, Moscow
- 2022 - Artplay, Moscow
- 2021 - Albert Gallery, Moscow
"Through art projects, I reflect on and express my views on human relationships. I am interested in man and his perception of the world. I strive to reveal for myself and others the structures of the human structure, simplifying, removing unnecessary things in order to come to the essence, to generalise."
Anastasia Kulikova, an artist
Ponosov Igor
Born in 1980, lives and works in Moscow and St.Petersburg.
Artist and street art theorist, co-founder of the Partizaning movement. Author of the books "Art and the City" and "Russian Urban Art: History and Conflicts". Winner of the IIC Garage programme to support Russian artists, winner of the Sergei Kuryokhin Prize for Contemporary Art, nominee for the Kandinsky Prize and the Moscow Art Prize. Curator of exhibition and festival projects in Moscow, St Petersburg, Berlin, as well as in Kazan and Bishkek.
In the studio art practice he combines collage and assemblage techniques, in the city space he works in the format of art intervention and performance.
Born in 1980, lives and works in Moscow and St.Petersburg.
Artist and street art theorist, co-founder of the Partizaning movement.
Author of the books "Art and the City" and "Russian Urban Art: History and Conflicts". Winner of the IIC Garage programme to support Russian artists, winner of the Sergei Kuryokhin Prize for Contemporary Art, nominee for the Kandinsky Prize and the Moscow Art Prize. Curator of exhibition and festival projects in Moscow, St Petersburg, Berlin, as well as in Kazan and Bishkek.
In the studio art practice he combines collage and assemblage techniques, in the city space he works in the format of art intervention and performance.
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
- 2022 - Fictional Journey. Syntax Gallery, Moscow
- 2021 - Cutting the Walls. Urals Branch of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Ekaterinburg
- 2021 - Included Observation. Syntax Gallery, Moscow
- 2020 - Cutting the Walls. CTI Fabrika, Moscow, Russia
- 2018 - Is It Dangerous To Take A Shower During A Thunderstorm. The Coat Gallery, Miami
- 2017 - GARAGE L6 #17. GARAGE L6, Freiburg
- 2016 - Thaw. In collaboration with Brad Downey. CTI Fabrika, Moscow
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS:
- 2023 - Archipelago of Dreams. CSK "Smena", Kazan. ZIM Gallery, Samara
- 2023 - Space is the case. GEH8 Kunstraum, Dresden
- 2023 - Out of Place. New Landscapes. CTI Fabrika, Moscow
- 2023 - Collector's Room. CUBE Art space, Moscow
- 2022 - New from Old. Krasnokholmskaya Gallery, Moscow
- 2021 - 2MAP, Media Centre of Zaryadye Park, Moscow
- 2020 - rePlastic. Electromuseum, Moscow
- 2019 - Post-Posters. Syndicat Potentiel, Strasbourg
- 2019 - The Absurd. Candid Arts Trust space, London
- 2018 - Habitat Happy. Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin
- 2018 - Partizaning: Participatory Urban Replanning. Nosna Gallery, Krakow
- 2018 - Meine Strasse? My Street? August Bebel Institut, Berlin
- 2018 - Bien Urbain, festival, Besançon
- 2017 - Cultural Hijack. International School of Architecture ARCHIP, Prague
- 2017 - Hand luggage only. Nuart Gallery, Stavanger
- 2017 - Nuart, festival, Stavanger
- 2016 - XXI Triennale di Milano International. Exposition EXPERIENCE (Ex Expo Area), Milan
- 2016 - Across Borders / Through Limits. Museum of Street Art, St Petersburg
- 2016 - Life o' Banner. Cracow Gallery Weekend KRAKERS, Krakow
- 2015 - Russland vs. Russland Kulturkonflikte. Studio 1 Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin
- 2015 - 2nd International Award for Public Art. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland
- 2014 - global aCtIVISm. the ZKM, Karlsruhe
- 2014 - 11. ICI Garage, Moscow. 2013 X Sao Paulo Architecture Biennale. SESC, São Paulo
- 2013 - Territory of joint actions. Gallery 16th LINE, Rostov-on-Don
- 2013 - Barents Spectacle, festival. Kirkenes
- 2013 - Art Ovrag, festival. Vyksa
- 2012 - Sobyanin, baby, come on! Oriental Gallery, Moscow
- 2012 - The Wall. CSI Vinzavod, Moscow
- 2008 - About mortal in art. M-Gallery, Rostov-on-Don
- 2006 - Street Art. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
"In my artistic practice I strive for diversity of approaches and methods, my street works make sense of the context in which they are created - critically or poetically. In the studio I create objects and collages, often using materials found on the street such as advertising banners and false facades. I supplement them with construction fittings and metal frames, reminiscent of the structures used for fixing adverts and referring to their natural environment in the city.
The central themes I have been working on in the last few years are the definition of the place of the individual in urbanised space, as well as the poetic reflection on borders and constraints, whether they be the boundaries of states, natural areas, public spaces or personal territories."
Igor Ponosov, an artist
Savina Polina
Born in 2001 in Engels, Saratov region.
Since childhood she took lessons in painting and drawing from teachers in private studios, after moving to Moscow she studied at the art school and at the preparatory courses of MAKhU 1905. - the main emphasis during her studies was on academism. At the age of 17 she started independent creative activity, in addition to individual projects she realised collaborations with artists and photographers, and at the age of 21 she entered the course "New Art" of the Free Workshops of MMOMA: at the moment she is a resident of the Open Studios of Winzavod.
Born in 2001 in Engels, Saratov region.
Since childhood she took lessons in painting and drawing from teachers in private studios, after moving to Moscow she studied at the art school and at the preparatory courses of MAKhU 1905. - the main emphasis during her studies was on academism. At the age of 17 she started independent creative activity, in addition to individual projects she realised collaborations with artists and photographers, and at the age of 21 she entered the course "New Art" of the Free Workshops of MMOMA: at the moment she is a resident of the Open Studios of Winzavod.
EDUCATION:
- 2023 - 2024 Open studios of Winzavod
2022 - 2023 "Free Workshops" at MMOMA, "New Art" course, "Contemporary Painting" department - 2016 - 2017 Studied in the workshops of teachers of MAHU 1905
EXHIBITIONS:
- 2023 - Participant in "The Wrong Biennale", meta-universe Spatial
- 2023 - Group exhibition "Memory of the Body", Izmailovo Gallery
- 2023 - Group exhibition "Open, Close, Repeat", CTI Fabrika
- 2023 - Solo exhibition "Past perfect", space Mentality
- 2023 - Group exhibition "Workshop", MMOMA
- 2023 - Group exhibition "Untitled So Far", Mukha Gallery
- 2023 - Biennale "I Will Be Near", CTI Fabrika
- 2023 - Group exhibition "Sky", SI19 gallery
- 2023 - Group exhibition "It Didn't Happen", Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Tchaikovsky Conservatory
- 2022 - "Podvypodvert izpodvypodverta", group exhibition of students of MMOMA and Rodchenko School in the Gamma space.
- 2022 - "Lesnoe 11" resident, summer season
"I like to pay attention to the places where contradictory phenomena converge, I like to follow how they confront and match. I look for such points of intersection between past and present, reality and fiction, myth and documentation. In this context, I work with themes of memory, its authenticity, the interaction between the individual and his simulation, his place in the digital environment, and the construction of a personal epic. Each of these points is an occasion for creative enquiry and an invitation to discussion."
Polina Savina, an artist
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Piperov Victor
A professional muralist whose works are executed mainly in the mosaic technique for secular interiors, institutions, church religious buildings in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok.
A professional muralist whose works are executed mainly in the mosaic technique for secular interiors, institutions, church religious buildings in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok.
Graduated from Vladivostok Art School (VKU) and St. Petersburg Stieglitz Academy, studied at the Far East Academy of Arts and Pro Atre Institute (St. Petersburg).
Alongside his studies, he has participated in various youth exhibitions as an artist and as a sound maker for sound design of exhibitions and performances.
For the last few years he has been working on his own Contemporary Art projects.
EXHIBITIONS:
- 2000 - "Young Artists of Primorsky Krai" Arsenyev Museum, Vladivostok
- 2005 - Exhibition of Pro Arte students, St. Petersburg
- 2006 - Exhibition of projects of small architectural forms "A Look into the Future", Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of St. Petersburg
- 2006 - International exhibition on the programme "School of Dionyssia", Ferapontovo, Vologda region
2006 - Annual exhibition at the Union of Artists of St. Petersburg, applied department - 2019 - Jubilee exhibition of the 75th anniversary exhibition of the Russian Academy of Arts, Vladivostok
- 2020 - Artists of Primorye. Travelling exhibition of the Union of Artists of Primorye, Primorsky Krai
"What I do, I suppose, belongs to 'Actual Art'. Sometimes it is the result of an intuitive premonition, sometimes it is a direct reflection of past or current events, sometimes it is simply the result of sensual experiences.
In some works I use text. Sometimes as an independent statement, sometimes as a supplement to the image (as an additional semantic load, or as an oxymoron, or in order to change the semantic angle of reflection).
Some self-contained text works, augmented with decorative elements, become essentially Art Objects."
Piperov Victor, an artist
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