Exhibit Russia: The New International Decade 1986-1996 is the first publication 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. Contributors include: Ruth Addison, Mikhail Bode, Andrei Erofeev, Kate Fowle, Boris Groys, Alanna Heiss, Jean-Hubert Martin, Andrey Misiano, Viktor Misiano, Sasha Obukhova, Simon de Pury, David A.Ross, Tair Salakhov, Aidan Salakhova, Sergei Serp, Lisa Schmitz, Mary Angela Schroth, Zelfira Tregulova, Margarita Tupitsyn, and Carl Michael von Hausswolff. Exhibit Russia is the first in a new series of books by Garage Museum of Contemporary Art on research and materials in Garage Archive Collection.
Reviews
It comes together to read almost like an oral history, and it provides unprecedented insight for English-speakers into this decade of Russian contemporary art history.--Alyssa Buffenstein "Artnet "



Book Information
ISBN 9785905110528
Author Kate Fowle
Format Paperback
Page Count 380
Imprint Art Gid
Publisher Art Gid
Weight(grams) 1588g
Dimensions(mm) 280mm * 210mm * 25mm