Contemporary Art in Russia

Contemporary Russian art is a great collection of society's symptoms, hidden relationships, and dymanics, which are not often visible on the very surface layer especially perpetuated by mass media. As well as questioning the established status quo and proposing new and different possibilities, contemporary art also creates distinct units of meaning, which enter the vocabulary and have repercussions on the whole culture. In this way contemporary art can be like a filter through which you can see the Russian history and culture in a totally different light. Below is a list of contemporary Russian artists who disrupt, shape, and cultivate the cultural context in Russia these days. We included the masters of the 90s as well as lesser known contemporary artists, which you perhaps never heard of. If you have any suggestions, go to This Is Like and add what's missing – it will show up here.

 

Gosha Rubchinskiy Artist From 032c: "At the age of 26, and having only... more Moscow, Russia		Chto Delat Organization Chto delat/What is to be done? was founded in early... more St. Petersburg, Russia
Andrey Molodkin Artist Andrey Molodkin was born in 1966 in Russia and has... more Moscow, Russia		Dmitri Prigov Artist Dmitri Aleksandrovich Prigov (5 November 1940 – 16 July... more Moscow, Russia
Roman Ass Artist Young contemporary artist from Russia, known for his... more Moscow, Russia		Lyudmila Gorlova Artist Mainly active in mid-90s, Lyudmila Gorlova's main... more Moscow, Russia
Oleg Mavromati Artist He crucified himself on an X cross in Marat Guelman's... more Moscow, Russia		Avdey Ter-Oganyan Artist Ter-Oganian's first art works were parodies of Duchamp,... more Prague, Czech Republic
AES Group - AEC Collective AES is a group of three artists: two men and one woman.... more Moscow, Russia +7 495 719-0600		Alexander Brener Artist Brener is against the market of contemporary art. For... more Moscow, Russia
Sergei Shutov Artist Sergei Alekseyevich Shutov (also spelled Sergey;... more Moscow, Russia		Konstantin Zvezdochetov Artist Konstantin Zvezdochetov is a famous contemporary... more Moscow, Russia
Vladimir Dubossarsky Artist Vladimir Dubossarsky () (1964) is a Russian painter... more Moscow, Russia		Slava Mogutin Artist Slava Mogutin (b. April 12, 1974, Kemerovo) is a New... more Moscow, Russia
Vladimir Sorokin Writer Vladimir Georgievich Sorokin () (born August 7, 1955 in... more Moscow, Russia		Oleg Kulik Artist A famous contemporary artist from Russia. He started... more Moscow, Russia
Dee Mee Tree Performer Dee Mee Tree is a performer from Russia based in Berlin... more 94, Planufer, Metro: Kottbusser Tor, Berlin, Germany