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		ZAKHAROV Vadim

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 Biographical information 

 

Vadim Zakharov was born in Dushanbe in 1959.
He graduated from the Moscow State Teachers Training Institute.
He is an artist, editor, archivist of Moscow Conceptual art scene, collector.
Since 1978 he has been participating in exhibitions of unofficial art and worked in collaboration with Igor Luts, Victor Skersis (SZ group), Sergey Anufriev and others.
In 1982–1983 he was a participant of the AptArt Gallery.
Since 1992 he has been the publisher of the Pastor magazine and founder of Pastor Zond Edition.
He lives and works in Cologne and in Moscow.
Personal Website: http://vadimzakharov.com

 

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 Collections where works are held 

 

 

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 Participation in exhibitions and auctions 

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 «Caramel in Botanic Garden. Late comment on the article of Boris Groys - Moscow romantic conceptualism” Contemporary City Foudation, Moscow Best Work of Visual Art 2006 - Vadim Zakharov, Contemporary Visual Art Award “Innovation”, Moscow
2006 •“Vadim Zakharov. 25 years on one page”, State Tretjakov Gallery, Moscow
“Lessons in the Boudoir”, Stella Art Gallery, Moscow
2005 • Presentation of book “Moscow conceptualism”, Galerie WAM, Moscow
2004 •“Mouse hunting” (with Andrei Monastirsky), Stella Art Gallery, Moscow
-“The Group SZ” (with Victor Skersis), E.K.ArtBureau, Moscow
2003 • Projekt und Errichtung Theodor W. Adorno Denkmals anlässlich seines 100. Gebutstages, Theodor W. Adorno Platz, Frankfurt am Main
2002 •“Die Ekstase eines Zuschauers gebiert den Autor”
Kunstlerhaus Schloß Wiepersdorf “Reading in the dark” Literaturhaus Köln,
“Nothing New”, National center for Contemporary Art
2001 •“Cults, Prophets, Image”, TV gallery, Moscow
1999 •”Psychedelics of Choose“. Project for the Academy of Fine Art in Odense, Danmark
1998 • Letzter punkt desVerlegers Pastor Zond. Verlegerstatigkeit 1992-98, Galerie Hohenthal und Bergen, Berlin
1997 • “Japanisches Heft N° 3. Begegnung mit einem Rocker auf dem Christusgrab im dorf Schingo (Provinz Aomori)” Galerie Carla Stützer, Köln
1997 • Pastor Zond Edition, Art Cologne (Förderprogramm)
1997 • DEADEND of OUR TIME (mit S. Anufriev) ICA Moscow, Obskuri Viri, TV Gallery, Moscow
1996 •”Two magazine” (”Pastor “ and ”Mesto Peçati“) Galerie Obscuri Viri, Moscow
1996 •”Funny and sad adventuries of Foolish Pastor“. Project for Atopic Site, Tokio. Japan
1996 • ”Hölle(r), Hermeneutik und die auf dem Wasser Sitzenden“. Carsten Höller,
Inspektion ”Medhermeneutik“, V. Zakharov. Galerie Sophiä Ungers. (konzeption: Vadim Zakharov)
1996 •”Stories of the Black Widow“. Project for the National Academy of Fine Art in Oslo.
1995 • Vadim Zakharov mit Carsten Höller, Bonner Kunstverein
1995 • Renta-Preis 1995, Kunsthalle Nürnberg
1995 • A.Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Stiftung, Katalogförderung
1995 • "Der letzte Spaziergang durch die Elysischen Felder", Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln
1994 • "Typographische Erhebung", Galerie Sophia Ungers, Köln
1992 • “Provincial bubbles of Cologne Pastor”, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem
1992 • “Der Buchverleger Aleksandr Puschkin”, Galerie "L", Moscow
1992 • “Pastor`s Schleuse”, Galerie Sophia Ungers, Köln
1991 • Das Weissanstreichen von Peter und dem Wolf auf dem Territorium der Garnitur von Madame Schleuse”, Galerie Walcheturm, Zürich
1990 • “Sechs Monate bis zur Herausseifung des Marquis durch Aida”, Galerie Peter Pakesch, Wien
1990 • “Bruder Karamazoff” Galerie Sophia Ungers (mit Viktor Skersis), Köln
1989 • Vadim Zakharov, Galerie Sophia Ungers, Köln
1989 • Vadim Zakharov, Galerie Peter Pakesch, Wien
1989 • Vadim Zakharov, Kunstverein, Freiburg im Breisgau
1984 • APTART Gallerie, Moscow
1983 • SZ (Skersis/Zakharov) APTART, Moscow


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007
• “Believe”, Winzavod, Moscow
• “Through the painting”, Federation Tower, Special Project of 2nd Moscow Biennale
• «Black Birds”, 1 Thessaloniki Biennale
2006 • «Territories of terror: mythology, memory, history», Boston Universitys´ 808 gallery 2005
• What´s new, pussycat?”, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main
• RUSSIA!, Guggenheim museum, NY
• Angels of history. Moscow conceptualism and influence, MuHKA, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen.
2004
• “Privatisierungen” (The post-communist condition), Kunst Werke Berlin
• “Any place any”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
• FUNNY CUTS. Cartoons und Comics in der zeitgenössischen Kunst. Kat., Ausst.: Staatliche Galerie Stuttgart. - Bielefeld: Kerber Verlag, 2004
2003 –2004
• “Berlin-Moscow”, Martin Gropius Bau, Historical museum, Moscow
• “Moscower Konzeptualismus: Sammlung Oroschakoff und Sammlung, Verlag, Archiv - Vadim Zakharov”, Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
2002
• “Bangkok meets Cologne”, Art Centre, Silpakorn University, Thailand
• “BABEL 2002” National Museum of Contemporary art, Korea
• “Chilufim”, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Herzlya Museum of Art
• “Synopsis 2 –Theologies” National museum of Contemporary art, Athens, Greece
2001
• “Milano Europa 2000. The end of century.” PAC, Milano
• 49.BIENNALE VENEZIA, Arsenal
2000
• L‘AUTURE MOITIÈ de L‘EUROPE, galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris
• “Le Fou Dédoublé, L’idiotie comme stratégie” Château d’Orion, France
1999-2000
• ZEITWENDEN rückblick und ausblick, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Museum Moderner Kunst, Wien
1997
• "Ecology of Emptyness", ICA, Moscow
• "Faces of History", Niznij Novgorod, Samara, Perm, Novossibirsk, Ekaterinburg
• “Fort! Da! Cooperations."20 internationale Künstler / innen im Dialog mit der Sammlung Gegenwartskunst der Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Villa Merkel Galerie der Stadt Esslingen
• “2000 minus 3. ArtSpace plus Interface”, Steirischer Herbst, Graz
1996
• "Klava-96", I CA, Moscow
• "Artists for Nature", Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, Bonn
• "Ostsee Biennale-96. Bekannt(-)Machung",Kunsthalle Rostock
1995
• "NO MAN`S LAND. Art from the near Abroad", Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Kopenhagen
• "Kunst imVerborgenen,Nonkonformisten Russland 1953-1995",Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen; Documenta-Halle,Kassel;Staatlicher Lindenau Museum, Altenburg
• "Heart of darkness", Kröller-Müller Museum, De Hoge Veluwe
1994
• "Fluchtpunkt Moscow", Ludwig Forum, Aachen
• I.Kabakov, I.Chuikov, V.Zakharov, Galerie Deweer Art, Ottegem
• "Ritratto Autoritratto", Trevi Flash Art Museum, Trevi
1993
• "Plötzlich ist eine Zeit herangebrochen, in der alles möglich sein sollte", Kunstverein Ludwigsburg • “11”, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln
• "Trade Routes", The New Museum, New York
• "Die Sprache der Kunst", Kunsthalle Wien, Wien/Kunstverein, Frankfurt
1991
• "Mani Museum - 40 Moscower Künstler im Frankfurter Karmeliterkloster", Frankfurt "Perspectives of Conceptualism", Clocktower Gallery, New York
• BiNationale, (Israelische - Sowjetische Kunst um 1900),Kunsthalle Düsseldorf;The Israel Museum; Central House of Artists`t, Moscow
1990
• "Contemporary Russian artists", Museo dárte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato
• "Between Spring and Summer" (Soviet Conceptual Art in the era of late Communism), ICA , Boston; TAM, Tacoma
• "Von der Revolution zur Perestrojka", Sammlung Ludwig, Kunstmuseum, Luzern
• "Three painters, two generation", Stads Galerij, Heerle
• "In the USSR and Beyond", Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
• 1989-90
"10 + 10", MAM, Fort Worth; MOMA, San Francisco; Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo; Museum of Modern Art, Washington; Krimskij Val, Moscow
1988
• "Ich lebe - Ich sehe", Kunstmuseum, Bern
• "Sowjetkunst heute", Museum Ludwig, Köln
1987
• 1. Ausstellung des Klubs der Avantgardisten (KLAVA), Moscow
• "Retrospektive der Arbeiten von Moscower Künstlern 1957 - 87", Ermitage-Galerie, Moscow
• "In der Hölle", (Klava), Moscow
• "Kubismus", (Klava), Moscow
1986
• "Die Kunst gegen Kommerz", Bitza - Park, Moscow
• "APTART", The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
1983
• "Come Yesterday and you´ll be first", City without walls, New York, New Jersey
• "Der Sieg über die Sonne", Moscow, APTART
1982
• Ausstellungen in der APTART Gallerie , Moscow , "Apt Art in der Natur", Kalistovo
1978-82
• Ausstellungen in Privatwohnungen, Moscow

 

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 Autobiographical notes 

 

“Without an encounter with the unknown, creativity is impossible. In this encounter, there is no possibility for understanding anything, neither in terms of culture nor psychology. This is no dead end. Quite on the contrary: by finding your way out of the dead end, you can attain total freedom. Encounters with the unknown are extremely rare. The unknown is something you need to search out, overcoming the stereotypes of your thinking, the attitudes of your life and the dummies of your emotions. Our (creative) paths need to strike up against the unknown, no matter how thoroughly we build them and no matter which goal we pursue. The edges of my activity are always in some extreme, liminal state. My face is turned toward the unknown, while my masks address that which can be recognized by culture”.

 

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