Category Archives: Moscow

90 million rubles (and a host of expectations) set aside for the 5th Moscow Biennale

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

At this morning’s press conference for the 5th Moscow Biennale (slated to run  from September 19- October 20, 2013, in the new Manege space broken in recently by AES+F), the focus was on the funding: namely the 90 million rubles … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot – What just happened, and why are they back in the News Feeds?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Today Moscow witnessed an appeal hearing for Pussy Riot – or tried to. The proceedings were halted less than five minutes into the trial (which you can watch in Russian here, or read English translation transcripts here) when group member … Continue reading →

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BAM- and then it hits Brooklyn! – The Prokhorov Fund partners with BAM right as Russia’s Ministry of Culture seeks to cut off its museums

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has permeated the NY consciousness with its ubiquitous advertising campaign “BAM – And then it hits you,” an often-unsettling array of scenarios in which city-dwellers at their most Gregory Crewdson-esque are caught in moments … Continue reading →

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AES+F inaugurates “Moscow’s Grand Palais” while the NCAA fights for its 16-Story Museum

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Last week, Putin officially signed off on the new Council for Culture and the Arts, whose list includes Moscow Multimedia Art Museum Director Olga Sviblova,  Semyon Mikhailovsky, Director of St Petersburg’s Art Academy, and Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the Hermitage. (NB: Artguide reported … Continue reading →

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The Russian Art World Takes a Stand (or rather, doesn’t…)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

This week, Artguide – the leading news portal for the Russian art world – has noted more than a few rejections in the air. As we reported two days ago, this week sees the openings of both ArtMoscow and VIENNAFAIR … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Fairs: The Real ArtMoscow may be at the VIENNAFAIR

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Tomorrow, ArtMoscow will kick off its 16th edition, quite a feat for a fair whose death knell has sounded more than once. The most recent of these tolls came with the announcement that Sergey Skaterschikov had bought the struggling VIENNAFAIR … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot not on the Kandinsky Prize Shortlist

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Today the shortlist for the 2012 Kandinsky Prize was announced. The 21 nominees for Project of the Year (culled from a list of 188) and 16 (out of 197) for the Young Generation Award will be featured in an exhibition … Continue reading →

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V.A.C. shows the Venice Architecture Biennale “The Way of Enthusiasts”

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

While for the art world, August is typically a vacation month, in Russia, it is a traditionally a time of change (or at least, so argues Irina Prokhorova in the opening words to her recent blog for Echo Moscow.) This has certainly … Continue reading →

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Politics and P.R. (Pussy Riot, Punk Rock, PRokhorova, and, well, just PR)

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

As the court deliberates on the fate of Pussy Riot, celebrities and cultural ministers and yes, even some actual Russians have voiced concern. In an interview with Pussy Riot’s lawyers, the New Times’ Elena Masyuk marvels that this trial has done … Continue reading →

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The Garage announces a program of stipends for young artists

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

As the Museum of Everything makes its way around Russia (by our calculations they should currently be on route to Nizhny Novgorod), Moscow’s Garage is addressing a broader problem. While prizes like ArtChronika’s Kandinsky Prize and the state-funded Innovation Prize are quick … Continue reading →

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