A Chapter from Agent in Love by Viktor Pivovarov

Read the chapter from Agent in Love in Russian.

In the updated edition of Viktor Pivovarov's seminal book of memoirs and reflections Agent in Love, the black-and-white Agent, who emerged at the turn of the century, becomes one of the characters.

Viktor Pivovarov's book of memoirs and reflections Agent in Love was published in Moscow in 2001. Building on the album genre—invented by Pivovarov and his peers—it featured Pivovarov’s works accompanied by his own comments. The book got a warm reception with the readers, which entailed the opening of several major exhibitions of Pivovarov’s work in Moscow. In this new, updated edition, the black-and-white Agent, who emerged at the turn of the century, becomes one of the characters.