Oleg Kulik: affront and provocation

Date

Place

Moscow

Description

Film screening

OLEG KULIK: AFFRONT AND PROVOCATION. 2008. DIRECTED BY  EVGENY MITTA. 70 MIN.
Film screening
Friday, November 21, 7.30 pm
Garage Education Centre
Free entry
 

The first film in Evgeny Mitta and Alexander Sheyn's documentary series The Anthology of Contemporary Art, centering on Oleg Kulik, "The Human Dog," an artist renowned for his provocative and controversial performances. The work follows Kulik's development as an artist, from his early days as a contemplative dreamer to the fierce actionism of his later practice, and delves into the motifs underlying his art, as well as the philosophy and development of his career. 

Image: 

Alexander Brener, Oleg Kulik, The Mad Dog, or the Last Taboo Guarded by Cerberus, action, 1994.