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Collective exhibition «Counterillusions» at Gallery 21
Curator: Stas Shuripa
Artists: Igor Chirkin & Aleksey Podkidyshev, Dmitry Filippov, Aslan Gaysumov, Ivan
Gorshkov, Julia Ivashkina, Sergey Lotsmanov, Roman Mokrov, Sergey Ogurtsov,
Alexandr Povzner, Alexandra Sukhareva, Anya Titova, Natalia Zintsova, Olga
Zovskaya.
Venue: Gallery 21 (Moscow, Pugovishnikov pereulok, 11/3), ZIL CC (Moscow, Vostochnaya St.,
4/1)
Gallery 21 is glad to present an exhibition “Counerillusions” as a part of Special program of III
Moscow International Biennale For Young Art. This project will be held at two locations:
Gallery’s old mansion in the center of the city and one of the most significant late constructivist
buildings – ZIL CC.
In anticipation of the opening Ksenia Podoynitsyna and Stanislav Uyba, Gallery 21 owners,
said: “We are very glad to take part in Special program of III Moscow International Biennale For
Young Art and to present the most prominent contemporary young artists, with who Gallery 21
also works. All artists created their works especially for the exhibition in order to show that the
interaction between space and images has been exciting the artists’ imagination for a long time.
The audience will have an opportunity to analyze new sense effects within Russian context. We
are confident that the first Sergey Lotsmanov’s object made of varied materials, Sergey
Ogurtsov’s complex installation presented in three dimensions and deals with historical and
philosophical themes and also Julia Ivashkina’s multilevel sense construction will be interesting
for the general public. Gallery 21 and ZIL CC spaces are about to open to the public the new,
contemporary and dynamic, Moscow”.
In Gallery 21 there will be presented works of Natalia Zintsova, Sergey Ogurtsov, Anya Titova,
Aslan Gaysumov, Alexandr Povzner and Olga Zovskaya; ZIL CC will exhibit the works of
Sergey Lotsmanov, Julia Ivashkina, Anya Titova, Roman Mokrov, Alexandra Sukhareva, Ivan
Gorshkov, Dmitry Filippov, Igor Chirkin and Aleksey Podkidyshev, Alexandr Povzner and
Olga Zovskaya. Works of Anya Titova, Alexander Povzner and Olga Zovskaya will be located
in both areas. Stas Shuripa, the curator, emphasizes that there is specific reason for bringing
together all these works. “Examination of the border between the spaces of social interactions
and artistic fiction” lays in these artists’ sphere of interests. The viewers may follow the authors’
artistic idea, where the main aim is to escape from the space reality into the sphere of ephemeral
and non-material – what is actually the creation of counterillusions. In this exposition artists
rather tend to escape from simple image visualization, appealing to everyday life they create
new non-material object. The core of the art work is not in the figurativity or materials of an
object but the sense impulse that it creates. For example Aslan Gaysumov’s object is interesting
because it is made of burned ashes of the works he created during classical art education. The
work of Igor Chirkin and Aleksey Podkidyshev will not suffer from lack of attention as it is a
huge six-meter sweater that stretches above people’s heads. Roman Mokrov will present one
hour video with his interpretation of simple life and of how barbeque may acquire new
meaning if made while sitting on a red sofa. As usual the richest works in terms of sense will be
presented by Anya Titova and Sasha Suhareva, the way they combine forms and materials has a
special importance for perception.
The opening of the exhibition “Counterillusions” in Gallery 21 will take place July, 12 at 19:00
at the address: Moscow, Pugovishnikov pereulok, 11/3. The guests will have an opportunity to
speak to the artists and main art protagonists.
The opening of the exhibition “Counterillusions” in ZILL CC will take place July, 14 at 14:00 at
the address: Moscow, Vostochnaya St., 4/1. The opening will bring some joy with music and ice
cream in ZIL CC. The guests will have an opportunity to feel the relaxing atmosphere of
beautiful summer day, enjoying the examination of borders between space and artistic thought.
Please RSVP: tel. +7 499 245 11 25 or stanislav.uyba@gallery-21.ru