Exploring Russian contemporary art's first forays into the international arena.
In August 2016, Garage published the Russian translation of Exhibit Russia: The New International Decade 1986–1996 (published in English March 2016). It is the first book to explore how the Russian art scene connected to the rest of the world during the turbulent decade following perestroika.
Focusing on the exhibitions and events which propelled Russian artists to international attention and introduced Russian publics to Western art stars, Exhibit Russia provides a unique perspective on the dawning of the contemporary global art world.
Through first-hand accounts, curators, artists, and writers share their behind-the-scenes experiences, which are further elucidated through rare installation documentation, articles, and press coverage of the exhibitions and events they organized. The book concludes with an archive of selected texts that conveys the zeitgeist of the emerging art scene, as well as a chronology of key exhibitions and socio-political events.
The presentation will be in the form of a round table with journalist and translator Jamey Gambrell and curator and writer David A. Ross, chaired by Garage Chief Curator Kate Fowle.
