The family tree of Russian contemporary art. Anatoly Osmolovsky

DESCRIPTION

Anatoly Osmolovsky is one of the key figures in post-Soviet Russian art and has contributed to art strategies like actionism, autonomous art, and “non-specatacular art.” Apart from his solo projects, he has been at the forefront of many important collective initiatives, such as Neceziudik project, Nongovernmental Control Mission, Radek, and BAZA institute. But is there a general line, an organizing principle behind his versatile projects?

ABOUT THE LECTURER

Gleb Napreenko is an art critic and historian. He graduated in History and Theory of Art from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2015. In 2012–13 he was an author and editor at ArtChronika, and he has been an editor at openleft.ru since 2013. He writes for colta.ru, artchronika.ru, Moscow Art Magazine (Khudozhestvenny Journal), ArtChronika, Iskusstvo, and Dialog Iskusstv. He is a lecturer in 20th-century art history and theory.