Deep Woods Cold Winters

Сurated by TZVETNIK
December 2021 - January 2022


Memories made in the coldest winter
– Kanye West, Coldest Winter

On December, 7 ISSMAG gallery opens a series of exhibitions curated by TZVETNIK (Vitaly Bezpalov, Natalya Serkova). With this exhibition series, TZVETNIK begins its exploration of the emergent environment of promising young Russian-speaking artists, many of whom are just beginning their careers. The curators set themselves the task of discovering new names in Russian contemporary art, showing young artists who are often not yet fully represented on the art scene and creating a discourse in the Russian art environment with connections to current trends in art. The roster of artists for this exhibition season was formed as a result of an open call which the curators, together with ISSMAG, announced in the fall of 2020. The shortlisted artists work across a variety of themes and genres, yet, in the curators' perception, they share an interest in the latest formal and conceptual approaches to art, synchronicity with global trends and a desire to experiment.

The first exhibition entitled Follow the Rainbow will present the following artists: Nastya Vasileva, Edward Cheshuya, Sasha Gosmant, Egor Fedosov, Dima Bolokhov, Anna Bochkova, Dmitry Gilen, and Pavel Grishin.


The exhibition will open on December, 7 at 19:00 on Malyy Karetny Alley, 9/1, Moscow

Installation view
Dima Bolokhov, Untitled, 2017, paper, ink, digital printing, dimentions vary
Dima Bolokhov, Untitled, 2017, paper, ink, digital printing, dimentions vary
Dima Bolokhov, Untitled, 2017, paper, ink, digital printing, dimentions vary
Nastya Vasileva, GAP 006, 2019, chain, hair, plexiglass, polymer glue, wax,
110 x 14 cm
Nastya Vasileva, GAP 006, 2019, chain, hair, plexiglass, polymer glue, wax,
110 x 14 cm
Edward Cheshuya, Wodrov, Relief 2, plywood, steel, 35 x 27 cm / Reference construction, mixed technique, 24 x 15 cm
Edward Cheshuya, Wodrov, Relief 2, plywood, steel, 35 x 27 cm / Reference construction, mixed technique, 24 x 15 cm
Anna Bochkova, So soft is your skin, 2021, self-hardening clay, dimentions vary
Anna Bochkova, So soft is your skin, 2021, self-hardening clay, dimentions vary
Anna Bochkova, So soft is your skin, 2021, self-hardening clay, dimentions vary
Installation view
Egor Fedosov, Extract, 2019, digital printing on film, dimentions vary
Egor Fedosov, Extract, 2019, digital printing on film, dimentions vary
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Anna Bochkova, So soft is your skin (detail), 2021, self-hardening clay, dimentions vary
Pavel Grishin, Study for a Head P, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Pavel Grishin, Study for a Head P, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Edward Cheshuya, Wodrov, Relief 1, plywood, steel, 25 x 18 cm
Edward Cheshuya, Wodrov, Relief 1, plywood, steel, 25 x 18 cm
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Pavel Grishin, Huntress 2 (2), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 cm
Pavel Grishin, Huntress 2 (2), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 cm
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Dmitry Gilen, Untitled, 2021, mixed technique, dimentions vary
Dmitry Gilen, Untitled (detail), 2021, mixed technique, dimentions vary
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Sasha Gosmant, Firebird Rib / Flame does not cast a shadow, 2021, spark installation: sculpture 32 x 20 x 12 cm, incense cone, stone, cable, polymer clay, ashes on the floor in the form of a bird skeleton, feathers, footprints
Sasha Gosmant, Firebird Rib / Flame does not cast a shadow, 2021, spark installation: sculpture 32 x 20 x 12 cm, incense cone, stone, cable, polymer clay, ashes on the floor in the form of a bird skeleton, feathers, footprints