The lecture series accompanying the laboratory I Am the Parcel, You Are the Stamp comprises seven talks by art theorists and historians, literary scholars, memoirists, and members of the close circle of Anna Tarshis (Ry Nikonova) and Sergey Sigov (Sergey Sigey). Each meeting explores different aspects of their biography and creative legacy.
A Series of Public Lectures by the Research Laboratory I Am the Parcel, You Are the Stamp
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Free admission with advance registration.
Schedule
Architrans. On the Archival Practices of Ry Nikonov and Sergey Sigey: A Lecture by Ilya Kukui
From the Uktus School to Mail Art. The Artistic Practices of Ry Nikonova and Sergey Sigey: A Lecture by Irina Riznychok
The lecture is devoted to the diversity of artistic practices of Anna Tarshis (Ry Nikonova) and Sergei Sigov (Sigey) in the 1960s—2000s: from traditional easel painting and graphics to samizdat, objects, and performances.
Date
December 3
Time
19:00–21:00
Place
Online
Artistic Practices of Transfurism and Ry Nikonova’s “Systemic” Aesthetics: A Lecture by Mikhail Pavlovets
Philologist and literature teacher Mikhail Pavlovets will discuss the «system» of forms and techniques developed by Ry Nikonova, as expressed in a number of theoretical and practical works. Nikonova’s artistic practice combined both a drive toward creating a «systematic» framework of creativity and a constant pursuit of experimentation, which distinguished her even within the Transfurist circle.
Date
November 12
Time
19:00–21:00
Place
Garage Auditorium
The Sverdlovsk Neo-Avantgarde of the Uktuss School: Marxism and Samizdat, Cybernetics and Design: A Lecture by Ruslan Komadey
The Sverdlovsk-based art group Uktuss School (1964–1974) was one of the early Soviet regional collectives of nonconformist artists that emerged after World War II.
Date
October 29
Time
19:00–21:00
Place
Garage Auditorium
The Journal Transponans: The Transfurist Poets and Their Inner Circle: A Lecture by Pyotr Kazarnovsky
Literary critic, scholar, and poet Pyotr Kazarnovsky will discuss the distinctive features of the poetic practices of the Leningrad circle around Ry Nikonova and Sergey Sigey. This circle included poets and contributors to the journal Transponans such as Vladimir Erl, A. Nik, and Boris Konstriktor. The lecture will also touch upon the creative differences among the authors outside their work on the journal.
Date
October 6
Time
19:00–21:00
Place
Garage Auditorium
The Art of Being an Artist: A Lecture by Nadezhda Tarshis
Nadezhda Tarshis—theater critic and sister of Ry Nikonova (Anna Tarshis)—will speak about Anna and Nadezhda’s parents (Alexander Abramovich Tarshis and Olga Vasilievna Kvasha [Kalintseva]), their childhood years, and the family samizdat publications, including the almanac Nashi (Ours) and the magazine Za mir v sem’e (For Peace in the Family). The talk will also feature artist and poet Boris Konstriktor, who was part of the Transfurist group together with Nikonova and Sigey.
Date
September 28
Time
16:00–18:00
Place
Online
The Tireless Kulturträger. Sergey Sigey in the Context of Transfurism: A Lecture by Tatyana Nikolskaya
This lecture by philologist and literary scholar Tatyana Nikolskaya will focus on the multifaceted creative work of Sergey Sigey, particularly his studies of the avant-garde and their influence on his joint artistic practice with Ry Nikonova.
Date
September 14
Time
14:00–16:00
Place
Communal Block, Narkomfin Building