History of Russian Video Art to be unveiled in Moscow
Published: 25 March, 2009, 22:12
The second part – “Volume 2” – of a major project entitled “the History of Russian Video Art” opens in the Moscow Museum of Modern Art on March 26.
Some 40 works will be displayed at the show, representing the best video production made during the past ten years. Among them will be single-channel videos, multi-channel and interactive installations, video sculptures and many more.
Video appeared at the same time when contemporary art started emerging from the underground darkness to the first independent art venues.
Russian video art is relatively young (24 years old), compared with the West where it appeared over 50 years ago. The Italian researcher managed to find the most significant works in the field and to divide them into periods and stages.
Being supervised by the Italian, Antonio Geusa, who has been studying Russian video art since 2003, the project methodically looks at the work made in the medium within the period.
“History of Russian Video Art. Volumes 1, 2, 3” reviews the overview of the evolution of the work in Russia, at the same time reflecting the spirit of changes. It is structured into three parts, each of them concentrating on a certain period.
The first one opened in 2007 and covered the very early years of video as an art medium (1995-1999). “Volume 2” presents the period from 1995 to 2005. The third is planned for spring 2010 and will cover the ten-year period up until 2010.
Works by ÃÂÕS+F, Lyudmila Gorlova, or the “Blue soup” group of Anna Yermolaeva and Victor Alimpiev, Vlad Mamyshev-Monroe and Oleg Kulik and many more will be on display in Moscow MOMA through April 3.
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