Artyom Loskutov
Artyom Loskutov (born September 15, 1986) is a Russian performance artist and an activist. He is known for an annual Monstration held in Novosibirsk[1] that gently pokes fun at Kremlin policies.[2] He has been arrested for insulting police.[3] In response to the incident he said, "You're not a real Russian until you've been arrested."[4]
Artyom Loskutov | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Russian |
Education | Novosibirsk State Technical University |
Known for | Performance art |
Movement | Monstration |
In 2013, Loskutov was informed by Russian authorities that he is no longer allowed to practice art and to perform as an individual artist.[5]
Loskutov exhibited at London's Saatchi Gallery in November 2017 as part of the Art Riot exhibition. There was some controversy as he had merely constructed a frame for a work by artist Mariya Kiselyova (police originally attributed the overall work to Loskutov, and Kiselyova's role was often sidelined).[6]
Selected group shows
- 2018 — Resist! — BOZAR/Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
- 2018 — The Art of the 2000s — Tretyakov gallery, Moscow, Russia
- 2017 — Art Riot: Post-Soviet Actionism — Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- 2017 — dis/order. Art and Activism in Russia since 2000 — Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
- 2017 — Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art — Garage museum, Moscow, Russia
- 2017 — NAÏVE ... NO. Historical and stylistic parallels between naïve art and primitivism of the 20th and 21st centuries — Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Russia
- 2014 — Pussy Riot and the cossacs: Russian Tradition of Art Resistance — Havremagasinet Art Center in Boden, Sweden
- 2013 — Pussy Riot and the Russian Tradition of Art Rebellion — Meet Factory, Prague, Czech Republic
Awards
In 2010, Russian news organization Action named Loskutov "Young Person of the Year."[7]
References
- "Russia: Siberian autonomy web page shut down". BBC News. August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- "Moscow threatens to block BBC Russian service Service". Z News. August 5, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- "Поддерживает шахтеров и ругает милицию". Gazeta.ru. April 27, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- Кто не сидел, тот не русский
- "Артем Лоскутов: мне запретили деятельность художника". BBC News. September 5, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- https://www.facebook.com/p.nikolskaya/posts/10214776534753530
- "«Акция» выбрала «Молодых людей года 2010»". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.