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Subject: [spectre] FUTUROLOGIA \ RUSSIAN UTOPIAS, Garage CCC, Moscow
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:06:35 +0100
Subject: FUTUROLOGIA \ RUSSIAN UTOPIAS, Garage CCC, Moscow
From: Tatiana Sadovnikova <[email protected]>


FUTUROLOGIA \ RUSSIAN UTOPIAS
March 5 - May 23, 2010

Garage CCC, Moscow

Kazimir Malevich, Afrika, Victor Alimpiev, Petr Belyi, Olga Chernysheva,
Electroboutique, Gaponov & Koteshov, Olga Kisseleva, Irina Korina, Diana
Machulina, Andrei Molodkin, Pavel Pepperstein, Ivan Plusch, Recycle group,
Aidan Salakhova, Sergei Bratkov

ABC group, Viacheslav Akhunov, Yuri Avvakumov, Kirill Ass and Anna
Ratafieva, Blue Noses group, Alexander Brodsky, Dmitry Bulatov and Alexei
Chebikin, Alexei Buldakov, Cloud Commission group, Dmitry Gutov, Iced
Architects group, Inspection Medicine Hermeneutique group, Igor Makarevich
and Elena Elagina, Alexei Kallima, Oleg Kulik, Dmitriy Korobkov, Valery
Koshliakov, Andrei Kuzkin, Dmitry Prigov, Nikolai Polissky, PG group, Avdei
Ter-Oganian, Boris Orlov, Stas Shuripa, Sergei Shutov, Haim Sokol, Natalia
Struchkova, Where the Dogs Run group, Arseniy Zhilyaev


Curators: Hervé Mikaeloff, Yulia Aksenova and Tatiana Volkova

Futurologia explores the legacy of the avant-garde movement of the early
20th century, showing how the work of pioneering artist Kazimir Malevich
continues to influence Russian artists today with newly commissioned,
large-scale works by contemporary artists.

Russian Utopias examines the theme of utopia in Russian art over the last 20
years, the exhibition demonstrates how the concept of utopia has evolved
over time, and has been subject to radically different interpretations from
being regarded as an archaeological monument to acting as a vehicle to
imagine an alternative future. By tracing the development of these ideas in
contemporary art, the exhibition explores how utopian ideals and dreams are
an important part of the Russian character and society.

The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture will showcase new art being
created in Russia today in two major exhibitions, both opening on 5 March
2010. Futurologia will explore the legacy of the avant-garde movement of the
early 20th century, showing how the work of Kazimir Malevich and his
contemporaries continue to influence Russian artists today. Russian Utopias
will examine the theme of utopia in Russian art over the last 20 years.
Together, the exhibitions will represent the work of over 40 artists and
provide a unique insight into two different trajectories of contemporary
Russian art.

The pioneering artist Kazimir Malevich is one of the most significant
figures of the Russian avant-garde. Malevich founded the Suprematist school
of geometric abstract art in 1915, but turned late in his career to a
figurative style of painting. Futurologia will examine the influence of the
avant-garde by showing the work of Malevich alongside 18 newly commissioned,
large-scale works by contemporary Russian artists, which also use both
abstraction and figuration.

The exhibition will be shown concurrently with Russian Utopias, which looks
at the recurring theme of utopia in Russian art. Showing works by both
established and emerging artists spanning the last 20 years, the exhibition
will demonstrate how the concept of utopia has evolved over time and been
subject to radically different interpretations, from being regarded as an
archaeological monument to acting as a vehicle to imagine an alternative
future. By tracing the development of these ideas in contemporary art, the
exhibition explores how utopian ideals and dreams are an important part of
the Russian character and society.

As well as casting new light on the contemporary art scene in Russia, the
joint exhibitions offer a chance to view Russian art through both local and
international perspectives. Russian Utopias is curated by Yulia Aksenova and
Tatiana Volkova, part of a new generation of young curators working in
Moscow. In contrast, Futurologia is curated by internationally renowned
French curator Hervé Mikaeloff who has previously curated for the Louis
Vuitton and Caisse des Dépôts Collections.

Futurologia and Russian Utopias
5 March - 23 May 2010
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture
19A Ulitsa Obraztsova
Moscow, Russia
Tel: +7 495 645 0520
http://www.garageccc.com

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