EXHIBITION: Made in Russia – Nine Contemporary Russian Artists

ARTIST: Alexander Gronsky Arkady Nasonov Ivan Kolesnikov Julia Winter Olga Chernysheva Sergey Denisov Tatyana Yassievich Taus Makhacheva Valery Schekoldin

CURATOR: Maarten Bertheux

DURATION: March 4th - April 15th, 2012

VERNISSAGE: 5 - 7 pm, March 3rd, 2012

VENUE: OTHER GALLERY l Shanghai Space

101, Bld.9, Moganshan Rd, M50, Shanghai

The title of this exhibition can be interpreted as an ironic commentary on the well-known label “Made in China”. Today it seems that many products are produced in China, and it is seldom that one finds products that are made in the Russia. Made In Russia presents a selection of nine Russian artists who have not only been exhibiting in Russia, but have also shown their work in international arenas. Some of the artists are based in Russia and some work abroad. Fortunately, the Diaspora of a large group of Russian artists has not affected the artistic climate in centers like Moscow or St. Petersburg so far. Many artists still meet in these centers and the art market has flourished. The introduction of a group of young Russian artists at THE OTHER GALLERY will bring the Chinese audience in contact with several artistic approaches and views that can be found in today’s art galleries in Russia and beyond.

Works:

Ivan Kolesnikov & Sergey Denisov, Made in Shanghai № 1, triptych （2012）, Oil on Canvas, 145 × 195cm

Ivan Kolesnikov & Sergey Denisov, Made in Shanghai № 1, № 0, № 1 (2012), Oil on Canvas, triptych 145 × 145cm

Alexander Gronsky, Otradnoye, From the Pastoral Series (2009), Pigment print on archival paper, 90 × 110cm (courtesy of Grinberg Gallery)

Alexander Gronsky, Strogino, From the Pastoral Series (2009), Pigment print on archival paper, 90 × 110cm (courtesy of Grinberg Gallery)

Arkady Nasonov, Alpine Overdose, Alexander Solzhenitsyn (2010), gouache, paper, 30 × 42cm

Julia Winter, Reflection (2012), Photo on glass, yellow planks, 80 × 60 × 5cm

Julia Winter, 5 of March (2012), oil on canvas, funnel, 130 × 100cm

Valery Schekoldin, Ulyanovsk. Day of the Pioneer Organization. May 19, 1975, The Art of Degeneration or Period of Brezhnev　(1975), Gelatin silver print, 50 × 60cm (courtesy of Grinberg Gallery)

Valery Schekoldin, Dubosekovo, May 8, 1984, The Art of Degeneration or Period of Brezhnev (1984), Gelatin silver print, 50 × 60cm (courtesy of Grinberg Gallery)

Taus Makhacheva, Karakul Photographic and Video Project (2007), 3'16'', colour, video still, Dagestan

Olga Chernysheva, Untitled (2008), watercolor on paper, 22 × 14.5cm

Olga Chernysheva, Photograph Stills from the Video Train (2003, DVD video 7'03'')

Tatyana Yassievich, Main Hall of Moscow Rail Station in Nizhni Novgorod (2011), Oil on canvas, 100 × 140cm