The Great Repression
March 14, 2008- March 22, 2008
Reception: March 14, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
525 W 26th St
A Selection Of Recent Video Art
By Young, Emerging Russian Artists
Curated By
Andrey Parshikov
Hamburger
by
Ksenia Peretrukhina
Moscow 2012
by
PG Group
Just Drink It
by
Yasha Kazhdan
Prosecutors
by
Alina Gutkina
Interpretation 6
by
Masha Sha
Cloning Factory 2
by
Alina & Jeff Blumis
RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES ARE ALIVE AND WELL, AS EVIDENCED BY THE MOST RECENT ELECTIONS!
Wild West-style oil capitalism in Russia provides the backdrop for The Great Repression, a selection of recent video art by young, emerging Russian artists, curated by Andrey Parshikov. The overt political oppression of the Soviet era has given way to new forms of hidden oppression, quite literally fueled by oil and driven by media and advertising. Every Russian TV screen now projects a numbing and brutal new reality into people's homes, subjecting them to forces whose effects are felt even when their source remains unseen. The pieces in this selection hold a lens, sweet and ironic, to these pervasive forces, showing how in the absence of anything identifiable to oppose, the tendency is simply to succumb. It is, in fact, the insidious invisibility of the forces behind everything from manipulative advertising to market-driven political corruption that results in this so-called Great Repression.
Books and DVDs related to artists in this show| Location | map Location Closed | | Address | 525 W 26th St New York (Chelsea) NY, 10001 United States | | Phone | 212-714-2347 | | Fax | 212-714-2354 | | Hours | Tue-Sat 11-6 | | | |
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