[spectre] FUTUROLOGIA \ RUSSIAN UTOPIAS, Garage CCC, Moscow

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:06:35 +0100
Subject: FUTUROLOGIA \ RUSSIAN UTOPIAS, Garage CCC, Moscow
From: Tatiana Sadovnikova <tatiana.sadovnikova at mail.ru>


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