Today, August 7, Gallery M & J Gelman exhibition opens video creative association "Blue Noses" (artists Alexander Shaburov and Vyacheslav Mizin)

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Today, August 7, Gallery M & J Gelman exhibition opens video creative association « Blue Noses » (Alexander Shaburov and Vyacheslav Mizin). In the framework of the Political and tourist video artists "show program films made over the past year.

Alexander Shaburov about the exhibition:" The essence of the video is as follows. We - the artists. We deal with so-called "modern art". This term is conventional. "Modern Art" anything from a simple "art" is no different. But that started to use the types and technologies, which appeared abroad in the XX century (photo, video, actions, installations). It has become a multimedia in form (that is to say "mnogotehnologichnym") and research on the content. Previously, it was important who you are - schedule "," sculptor "or" painter ", but now you must master different technologies. Or even the use of hired workers.

More importantly, what you mean.

with this all too simple. "Art" is different from the "design" supergoal. This is not interior decoration, but the research practice. Part of cognitive activity. The artist dipped his head into a TV, the collective unconscious, cultural traditions or the life of the lower classes and trying to have something to understand and express metaphorically. Or to pretend.

subject of our study is as follows.

In Russia "contemporary art" has emerged as an elite project, export-oriented and does not associated with traditional and popular culture. It is not clear to anyone outside the narrow professional community. As the scope of entertainment Soviet "-Western" intellectuals, and then - the local "comprador bourgeoisie". Is it possible to expand the range of its recipients? Is it possible to bring a more democratic hybrid, adapted to the environment? Art is perceived not only at international exhibitions, but also at home. Not only intellectuals but also by the inhabitants.

overarching problem.

As a result, we have created a more populist, "populist" view of contemporary art. Or "very modern" (in the words of the critic E. Tar). Priced in form and acute social content. And with the same success have tested it on many exhibitions, never denying. At the exhibition with a small budget (which does not name artists that they mounted their masterpieces on the spot) filmed video works. Is simple: your disks - there it is inserted into the player and is projected on to any wall.

"Video Art" also had to be reinvented.

Previously video art was long, tedious and uninteresting even to specialists (in which visitors to the club "Sinefantom" familiar). We have long believed in what direction it redirect. Compete with Hollywood blockbusters on the number of special effects considered meaningless. And invented a way to produce videarta "almost without editing. And sometimes even without a video camera ("Oral movies ").

his method to" video on the knee "was taught in different institutions and universities. In the Russian province (in Novosibirsk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo and other cities) and abroad (in Switzerland, France and Norway). Similarly, Makar shot police series, as well as advertising, ordered vodka Absolut, bags, Chanel and factory "Swarovski". Internet-based, folk - videos posted on the "Much Easier 'and' Rambler-video".

Now go to the content.

Here We also found support in local traditions. "Abstract minimalism" and without us missing. He and Chelsea depressive. What's behind us is unique? Native tradition says: "You do not have, and must be a citizen." Since the time of critical realism, "the Wanderers" (hereinafter referred to everywhere) Russian art was socially oriented and socially significant. Communicating with the public. Explore current social ideas "(Leo Tolstoy).

Only" contemporary art "forgot about that.

paradox: while as overseas artists tried to distance themselves from the "consumer society", with every fiber of our souls tend to go there to join. To manufacture something big and shiny, so that any resident Rublevki bought and in my pool hung. Abroad, the whole "Contemporary Art" - "left", and we have just the opposite.

exceptions, of course, exist. However, the domestic version of the "left" of modern art - the "left" in content, but not in form. No one outside their own hangouts can not understand them. In this way they differ is unprofitable, for example, from Eisenstein film "Battleship Potemkin". What was his greatness? In the avant-garde form - Film lovers will respond and will be wrong. It should review the film and see that the formalism is not there a trace. From the assembly of attractions - only one (with the rising tide of lions). And the rest - on the contrary: the simplicity of form and clarity of ideas. Right now the plants show!

In general, we are increasingly asking for video exhibitions on political issues. War in Iraq. Elections Medvedev. "A bold 1990-m. Relations between Russia and Poland. Or why the Murmansk fleet advantageous in Norway stand. Some of them we show this time. At the same time present our recipe, what should be "socially close" compatriots videoart.

It is as follows.

Democracy forms: our know-how - not high-tech, but anyhow!

Social relevance: in the morning newspaper, evening in video art or lightbox!

Populism content: so it was interesting and pioneers, and retirees.

Index - clarity and simplicity of meaning. For if your "message across, does not reach the addressee - it does not" message across ", but zilch to himself!

This exhibition precedes videoretrospektivu" Blue noses ", which will be held at" Vinzavod " in September. It will be presented to all the video, filmed by us over the past decade - from the first experiments to the work of pupils ».

Exhibition of Video Art" Blue noses "will last until August 31.

Source: guelman.ru