Sergey Shabohin: It is interesting to watch a viewer watching me
Interview with Siarhiej Śabochin (was made in spring 2011), Belarusain artist, curator of Y Gallery, founder and editor-in-chief of the Portal of contemporary Belarusian art Art Aktivist. Born in Navapołack, Belarus. Since 1999 lives and works in Minsk. Studied at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts (Minsk). There were the ehxebitions in Belarus, Poland, Germany, USA, Sweden and other.
Belarus in in the 54th Venetian biennale: archive!
In 2011 Belarus firstly took part in Venice Biennale. The results of this project were actively discussed and criticized by Belarusian independent art community. Nevertheless, it was clear that the first important step towards the integration of Belarusian contemporary art in a global context was done. Artists and curators were optimistic about the future. But when the next Biennale for Belarus will happen, it’s no longer clear. Does it mean that the official Belarusian Culture played long enough in Venice, or simply missed the deadline? We don’t know. We can only remember the last experience and publish the interviews of Artur Klinau, a participant of the Belarusian project in 54 Venice Biennale.
KIM
Kim Chadziejeu or just Kim is the legendary dissident and unique intellectual Minsk Soviet times. It’s a ‘living encyclopedia’ mentor of many talented young Belarusianmen and women that, like gnats, consulted around of him during the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s of the last century.
The Exhibition on Kalektarnaja Street
Natalla Tatur tells the story of the legaendary exhibitition on Kalektarnaja Street in 1987, one of the first exhibitition of Belarusian non-official artists.
The participants were Vital Ražkoŭ, Andrej Plasanaŭ, Todar Kopša, Artur Klinaŭ and Alaksiej Ždanaŭ.
‘Suchart’ — Belarusian contemporary art!
The joint project by 34mag.net and ArtAktivist.org is filled with impertinently red colors to make you feel the scent of blood and revolution.
Ihar Cišyn: Stalin Kaput
uraś Y presents his conversation with Ihar Cišyn, an outstanding postmodern Belarusian artist and conceptual story writer, who also experiments in installations. In his interview entitled Stalin Kaput Juraś Y appeals to Cišyn’s story Gog and Magog.
Discussing partisan struggle in Belarus, Ihar Cišyn airs his view that the Belarusians have always lived a life of partisans, so it is only natural that non-conventional artists feel as if they were secret agents of the West whose mission is to alter the local cultural condition. But if the government goes on to support and guide experimental art, there is a danger that it might cease being experimental and turn into officialese.
‘She Cannot Say Heaven’ Art Project
The project She Cannot Say Heaven by Gallery contemporary art ‘Y’ was represented at International Contemporary Art Fair ARTVILNIUS’11 (13.07.2011 — 17.07.2011), where the project was awarded with the nomination ‘The Best Exposition by Foreign Gallery’. On July 28, 2011 the project was presented in Minsk, in Gallery ‘Y’ and become a cause of active discussion in Belarusian art community. What was the reason for Gallery’s success in Vilnius? And why this project was awarded with the attention of the international art community?
In-Formation. Project’s Chronicle
Łarysa Michniević gives a comprehensive coverage to the In-formation Art Project, a legendary festival of non-oficcial Belarusian contemporary art, which has been annually holding its exhibitions in Viciebsk in the period 1994-2000.
Zero Radius. Art of the 00’s Onthology
In March in Minsk, there was an event which for the whole month was a major focus of attention for the art community of the city.The curators of the research project Zero Radius. Art of the 00’s Onthology talk about the exhibition