Weapons of the Weak

Ivan Novikov

2020
In storage

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About the work

This 26-meter‑long scroll comprises an uninterrupted abstract drawing of interwoven lines symbolizing the movement of time and history and also social movements associated with the countries of Southeast Asia in the second half of the twentieth century, which is the subject of many of Novikov’s projects.

The scroll is made on rice and bamboo paper using Chinese ink and Japanese acrylic and is kept in a handmade tube. The publication also includes several A4 sheets imitating bureaucratic documents written in an imaginary language.

The book was created as part of the Garage Library project Single Copy.

About the artist

  • Ivan Novikov

    Year of birth: 1990
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    Ivan Novikov was born in Moscow. He graduated in easel painting from Moscow State Surikov Academy of Fine Arts and from the program Contemporary Art and Criticism at BAZA Institute (Moscow). He also has a Master’s degree from Manchester University (UK). Since 2015 he has been a member if the editorial board of Moscow Art Magazine. He is the co‑founder of the independent space Krasny Center (Moscow). He has had solo exhibitions at Moscow Museum of Modern Art, pop/off/art Gallery (Moscow), Zarya Center for Contemporary Art (Vladivostok), and other venues.

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