Nonlinear Episode
Сurated by TZVETNIK
June-July 2021
Light of the moon
Moves west — flowers' shadows
Creep eastward
Yosa Buson, Unknown translator
On June 18th, ISSMAG gallery opens a new project of the exhibitions series curated by TZVETNIK (Vitaly Bezpalov, Natalya Serkova). With this 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 3rd exhibition entitled Nonlinear Episode will present the following artists: Roma Bantik, Anna Bobrova, Aleksander Gorelikov, Evgeny Dedov, Denis Koshkarev, Katerina Lukina, Slava Nesterov, Anastasia Sviridenko.
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Anna Bobrova, Nerve Meter, 2018, pencil and acrylic on paper, 30 x 42 cm
Aleksander Gorelikov, from the Illuminators series 1-3, 2021, acrylic glass, epoxy resin, marker, oil pastel,14 x 21 cm
Evgeny Dedov, fedotov (bone), 2021, oil on canvas, 21 х 30 cm
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Anastasia Sviridenko, Untitled, 2020, pencil on paper, 10 х 15 cm
Roma Bantik, ььмTM АKI 07 (САП-192М-0202-019), 2021, smelting, engine casings, 90 х 160 cm
Roma Bantik, ььмTM АKI 07 (САП-192М-0202-019) (detail), 2021, smelting, engine casings, 90 х 160 cm
Evgeny Dedov, fedotov (bone), 2021, oil on canvas, 40 х 50 cm
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Evgeny Dedov, ASASD, 2021, oil on canvas, 24 х 30 cm
Anastasia Sviridenko, Untitled, 2020, pencil on paper, 20 х 21 cm
Katerina Lukina, performance of the ninth from the "concert at smena club" series, 2020, acrylic and UV printing on plywood, 50 х 70 cm
Katerina Lukina, performance of the ninth "greedy session" from the "concert at smena club" series (detail), 2020, acrylic and UV printing on plywood, 50 х 70 cm
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Slava Nesterov, Hybrid theory .1, 2021, breadsticks, mixed media, dimensions vary
Slava Nesterov, Hybrid theory .1 (detail), 2021, breadsticks, mixed media, dimensions vary
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Katerina Lukina, performance of the eleventh "disturbed piano" from the "concert at smena club" series, 2020, acrylic and UV printing on plywood, 50 х 77 cm
Katerina Lukina, performance of the eleventh "disturbed piano" from the "concert at smena club" series (detail), 2020, acrylic and UV printing on plywood, 50 х 77 cm
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Denis Koshkarev, Impostor #3, 2019, oil on canvas, artistic frame, 11 х 15 cm
Anna Bobrova, Medusa's Song, 2020, pencil on paper 30 x 42 cm
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