Artem Stefanov
POISE
Moscow, 2021
Group exhibition contemplating key ideas of kinetic art through the metaphor of a journey. It continues a series of institutional projects on kinetic art prepared in collaboration with the Triumph Gallery. Kineticism, as one of the most prominent directions in contemporary art, has become a manifestation of interest in movement, an attempt to inspire reflections on the category of time in visual arts, an exploration of the limits of sensory perception, and a creative response to breakthroughs in science and technology. Kinetic artists have overcome the previously impenetrable barrier between science and art, crossed boundaries separating painting, sculpture, and architecture, and embraced a variety of experimental techniques, including multimedia and electronics. The new aesthetics and forms have found reflection in design, urban planning, and spatial organization.
The curatorial solution of the project illustrates the connection between two arts: Natalia Azarova's poetry becomes visually harmonious with Vyacheslav Koleychuk's five-meter self-tensioned spiral; Vladimir Martirosov's kinetic constructions transform into peculiar "temporal realms" alongside images from Velimir Khlebnikov's poem; works by Vasily Shchetinin, Roman Sakin, and Maxim Ksut are complemented by "minimal" text by Gennady Aigi.
Due to the dual nature of kinetic art and visual poetry - the former is at the intersection of art and science, while the latter combines the verbal and the visual - they are practically impossible to classify and confine within one field of knowledge and understanding. Thus, the two subjects of the exhibition "Crossing Space" were bracketed from history, attracting only sporadic interest among niche audiences and a relatively small number of researchers. This project aims to correct this and restore to forms that challenge the aesthetic and expressive canons of their time, the deserved historical significance and a place in the field of humanities.
Each section of the exhibition - "Movement," "Space," and "Infinity" - addresses the relevant questions of conceptual searches by contemporary artists. The exposition offers a new perspective on the rooted primacy of space over time in Russian culture - here, time, "chronos," is primary and considered as an independent category.
The exhibition "Crossing Space" is multi-layered and becomes what the viewer is ready to accept and interpret, whether it be entertainment or an opportunity to delve into the profound questions of the cosmos.
The curatorial solution of the project illustrates the connection between two arts: Natalia Azarova's poetry becomes visually harmonious with Vyacheslav Koleychuk's five-meter self-tensioned spiral; Vladimir Martirosov's kinetic constructions transform into peculiar "temporal realms" alongside images from Velimir Khlebnikov's poem; works by Vasily Shchetinin, Roman Sakin, and Maxim Ksut are complemented by "minimal" text by Gennady Aigi.
Due to the dual nature of kinetic art and visual poetry - the former is at the intersection of art and science, while the latter combines the verbal and the visual - they are practically impossible to classify and confine within one field of knowledge and understanding. Thus, the two subjects of the exhibition "Crossing Space" were bracketed from history, attracting only sporadic interest among niche audiences and a relatively small number of researchers. This project aims to correct this and restore to forms that challenge the aesthetic and expressive canons of their time, the deserved historical significance and a place in the field of humanities.
Each section of the exhibition - "Movement," "Space," and "Infinity" - addresses the relevant questions of conceptual searches by contemporary artists. The exposition offers a new perspective on the rooted primacy of space over time in Russian culture - here, time, "chronos," is primary and considered as an independent category.
The exhibition "Crossing Space" is multi-layered and becomes what the viewer is ready to accept and interpret, whether it be entertainment or an opportunity to delve into the profound questions of the cosmos.
200 х 75 cm
Crossing Space groupshow
Curated: Alisa Prokhorova, Тriumph Gallery
Photo: Zoe Volkova
Tsarskaya Bashnya Gallery
Moscow, 2021
Crossing Space groupshow
Curated: Alisa Prokhorova, Тriumph Gallery
Photo: Zoe Volkova
Tsarskaya Bashnya Gallery
Moscow, 2021