News
22.12.2008
Solo exhibition by Sam Taylor Wood and a collective exposition of works by modern Russian artists will be opened in the PinchukArtCentre
On 17 January 2009, the PinchukArtCentre will present two concurrent large-scale exhibitions: first ever solo exhibition to be held in Eastern Europe by a British artist Sam Taylor-Wood, and 21 RUSSIA – a group project of the contemporary Russian artists.
One of the leading artists of her generation, Sam Taylor-Wood is acclaimed for her compelling psychological portraits in photography, film and video. Her survey exhibition presents important new video and photographic works including a video installation "Sigh" based on an orchestra performance; photographic self-portraits from the "Bram Stoker's Chair III" and "Self Portrait Suspended", and also from the new "Escape Artist" series. In a unique grouping of additional video art works - shown at the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 2007 Venice Biennale – the PinchukArtCentre will also highlight: "That White Rush," "The Last Century," and "The Servant", all visually engaging and internationally critically acclaimed. The exciting world premier video art work, "3 Minute Round" brings together the Klitschko brothers in a rare artistic film.
21 RUSSIA, an exhibition of the contemporary Russian art of the post-millennium era, presents the works of art by twenty one artists created within the last eight years. It includes the pieces by the artists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Samara and Nizhniy Novgorod. The exhibition that involves major video projects, paintings and installations, has been consciously built around the principle of comparison or even contrast - the young artists are presented alongside with the well-known names, the new works are placed next to the "tried and true" ones that already have been to a number of international shows.
Additionally, the works by a young Japanese photographer Keita Sugiura will be presented in the Project Room space (4th floor). Keita Sugiura is a participant of the annual Tokyo GEISAI art fair conceived by Takashi Murakami.
