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| Proletarian Conceptualism
Blue Noses (V. Mizin, A. Shaburov)
December 22, 2009 - January 21, 2010
The preachers of contemporary art try to influence the public's taste into appreceating Andy Warhol's art as well as his imitators'. Not a bit decieived, V. Mizin and A. Shabourov observed the past 10 years and were a considerable improvement to the expenditure of russian art. The created the rules, of how it was, is, and will be. The recepies of how it should, or should not be. / more... |
| Apocalypse
Georgy Ostretsov
Opening 26 November, 2009
The artist's identity is torn between materials: an ephemeral reality and a very concrete reality, death. People have been embalming the dead for ages because it is only after death that real life began for the deceased. Life as preparation for death is also self-embalment. / more... |
| Structure
Andrey Syaylev
Opening November 19, 2009
Andrei Syaylev was born in Samara (1982) and studied at the Samara School of Art (1997-2001). An artist, curator and art manager, he lives and works in Samara. / more... |
| Assembly Tapes
Svetlana Shuvayevà
October 16 - November 15, 2009
An interest in self-manifesting or "readymade" painting is possibly the best description of the main vector of Shuvayeva's current aspirations. This concept lies at the heart of her Assembly Tapes – a series specially created for exhibition at Guelman Projects. Svetlana now creates transparent mesh structures from the barrier tape used in construction work or urban regeneration programmes. / more... |
| Night Before the Attack
Alexander Brodsky
27.09 – 25.10.2009
The hall is plunged into pitch darkness. The only sources of light are the shining objects placed inside a number of structures. Bound with polyethylene, these constructions recall hotbeds – a traditional feature of Russian dachas and vegetable allotments. The title of the installation, however, is intended to redirect the flow of visual associations in another direction. What we see is a military camp – a cluster of artefacts evoking a vague disquiet. / more... |
| Tile
Irina Drozd & Ivan Plyusch
September 16 - October 11, 2009
Following the summer break, Guelman Projects returns to its programme of Black Works (2009-10) with an exhibition of two well-known representatives of the new generation of artists – Irina Drozd and Ivan Plyusch from St. Petersburg. / more... |
| Unreachables
Valery Koshlyakov
September 16 - October 25, 2009
The Unreachable project marks an unintentional jubilee. Approximately ten years ago, Valery Koshlyakov introduced the term iconus into the lexicon of contemporary art, paving the way for what has possibly become his most important artistic theme. / more... |
| Black Geometry
David Ter-Oganian
July 8-20, 2009
David Ter-Oganian has so successfully and consistently developed the theme of black that the colour has virtually taken over as the artist's signature. / more... |
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