One of the most influential artists of the world, whose exhibition was held in Moscow in 1991, 20 years later he returned with a new project in the framework of the IV Biennial of Contemporary Art

«Red October" chocolate shop, October 27 - November 27, 2011

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In under the "Special Guest» IV Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art in conjunction with the NCCA RAM (Radioartemobile) present an exhibition Yiannis Kunellisa, Italian painter of Greek origin, who stood at the origins of the movement Poor man, one of the directions of avant-garde art that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s . The members of this artistic movement created the installation of natural and industrial facilities - a simple, short-lived, "poor" material.

contributing to the creation and execution of Poor man, in recent years turned Yannis Kunellis to the problems associated with the place of the artist and the civilian mission of art in contemporary society. His work is infused with high lyricism and formal rigor, they reflected the entire history of art - from antiquity to the historical avant-garde of the twentieth century and the present. a chocolate shop "Red October" with October 27 to November 27, 2011 will be shown a new ambitious project Kunellisa «ST», created specially for the exhibition space.

Russia's first solo exhibition was held Yannis Kunellisa in 1991 at the Central House of Artists . According to many professionals, this artistic event has had a significant effect on the activation of the process of development of modern art in Russia. Twenty years later, Yiannis Kunellis newly arrived in Moscow. "In 1991, his art is maintained absolute value of the material, matter, and those of its forms, which determine the human life and its tissue matrix. The draft of 2011, designated as ST - probably, Senza Titolo (Untitled), offers a unique life experience and artistic Kunellisa Yannis, his personal position, the coordinates of human lives and imagery of our civilization. The artist is not just encrypts the content of the abbreviation of his creative expression, hiding the true name of the project - this gesture he pointed to the extended context of the work "(Vitaly Patsukov). According to the most Kunellisa," for each product is a whole universe ».

Yannis Kunellis included in the range of the most influential artists of the world. Works of masters are in the collections of major museums such as Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Stedeylik Museum (Amsterdam), the Guggenheim Museum (New York), MoMA (New York) , Tate Gallery (London) and many others.

exhibition is organized with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in the Russian Federation, the project supervisor Mario Peroni.

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