Yuri Avvakumov is an architect, artist, and curator. Since the early 1980s, he has worked within the tradition of the Russian avant-garde. He participated in the 6th International Architecture Exhibition in 1996 and the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003. Public collections include: the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; Schusev Museum of Architecture, Moscow; Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; ZKM Museum for New Art, Karlsruhe; Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana.