Anti‑Shows. APTART 1982-84

A collective of artists, a gallery and a movement, APART was a series of self‑organized 'anti‑shows' that took place in a private apartment and in open spaces in Moscow between 1982 and 1984. These covert and anarchic actions, which soon came into conflict with the Soviet authorities, represent a collective attempt to rethink the politics of exhibition‑making and the practice of making public in the absence of a public sphere. The first comprehensive publication on APTART, this book presents extensive photographic documentation of their activities alongside archival texts and interviews with contributing artists.