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“Anna Frantz has always wanted to understand how the world works, by the way things sound when tapped, their smell, and how shadows move. This attention to the meaning of things – their sense – led her to a point in her life where she began to create them: not just objects and structures, but also impressions, sensations, and emotional responses…”

Natasha Kurchatova “The Structure of Feelings”

On February 19, 2015, in the exhibition hall of the Museum Center of RSUH, the exhibition ‘Tempest in a Teapot’ by Anna Frantz opened, featuring works from different years.

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OVERCOMING THE EVERYDAYNESS.
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM ARMENIA

in the LUDA Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia

22 JANUARY – 5 FEBRUARY 2015

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This project is about the city, focusing on those places where criticism and non-compliance with the general routine are possible. It’s about recognizing “moments” which, according to Henri Lefebvre, “raise questions about the relationships between social life and nature and erase the conventional boundary between nature on one side and society and culture on the other, showing that the individual cannot be separated from society.” How do these “social relationships and forms of individualized consciousness” disrupt everyday accepted norms? How do these “moments” contribute to the formation of this other, invisible city described by artists? How tangible and real is it? Or are the artists themselves creators of this marginal space, explored and owned by them? Continue reading “OVERCOMING THE EVERYDAYNESS. CONTEMPORARY ART FROM ARMENIA”

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AT THE NEW YEAR

in the LUDA Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia
DECEMBER 29, 2014 – JANUARY 14, 2015

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AT THE NEW YEAR
The final project of the year by the LYUDA gallery features a video installation titled “Into the New Year” by Moscow artist Nastya Kuzmina. This three-channel projection reconstructs a celebration that Nastya organized on New Year’s Eve for passengers in a sleeper carriage of a Moscow-St. Petersburg train. The gallery was transformed to resemble a train carriage, with LED strips on the floor and walls mimicking the festive twinkling in the film. For Nastya, working with space is crucial, and it was of primary importance during the preparation process. Continue reading “AT THE NEW YEAR”

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GOOD. NEW ART OF OMSK
in the LUDA Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia
5-17 DECEMBER, 2014

Mokhovaya 42, St Petersburg, Russia
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CYBERFEST 2014 VIDEO ART PROGRAM. THE OTHER HOME

in the LUDA Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia

20 NOVEMBER, 2014

Liuda Kartoshkina (Russia) / Seasons, 2011 (4:06)

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Screening: THE OTHER HOME

Featuring Video Shorts by: Jermolaeva Anna, Francesca Fini, Marcantonio Lunardi, Mark Salvatus, Aujik, Rasmus Albertsen, Vassiliev Yuri, Alena Tereshko, Mauricio Sanhueza, Sandrine Deumier and Alx_P.op., Yannis Kranidiotis, Arya Sukapura Putra, Jean-Michel Rolland, Eleonore Joulin, Maria Korporal, Liuda Kartoshkina, Emilija Skarnulyte, Ryo Ikeshiro

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FOUR CORNERS. CONTEMPORARY ART OF BELARUS

in the LUDA Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia

5-16 NOVEMBER, 2014

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The exhibition “Four Corners” presents four authors working in Belarus: Mikhail Gulin, Sergei Shabokhin, Roman Aksyonov, Karen Karnak. The exhibition does not set itself the task of making a full-fledged cross-section of Belarusian art; that would be too pretentious a task. My task was to select some authors who operate in the format of another country. Since I was born, raised and studied in Belarus, I somehow have an idea about the artistic processes in Minsk and other cities of the Republic. However, I realized that I can no longer objectively evaluate and understand the artistic situation in the Republic of Belarus. One way or another, I call on artists who are on the surface, who declare themselves, act, exhibit and take an active part in the cultural process. An important aspect of the choice was the geography of the artist’s presence in the Republic. Many Belarusian authors operate outside of Belarus, achieve success, implement projects and often show their art as part of “Belarusian art” projects. This project is aimed at artists who are at a short distance from the Belarusian social climate. Each of the presented authors chooses their own strategy and their own path of development based on taste, interests, political views… This exhibition is not a monolithic series of like-minded people, but four different creative strategies and their strategists – artists. Remembering my part of life in Belarus, I remember that in a small country there are always different vectors for development, which are most often associated with leaving. Left, right, middle, or staying where you are, as if at a crossroads, is a constant choice. My art school group dispersed in all directions, some in the west, some in the east, and a few remained in Belarus. For me, the most interesting thing is the development of artists who are in the Republic today. In this project, it is more interesting for me to see artists who create and think, who decide what is more important for them personally to show than to build a project that can be understood by the St. Petersburg public. My role in the project is to be useful to artists and nothing more.

Semyon Motolyanets

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