The political and cultural lethargy of the late Soviet Union gave rise to the Moscow Conceptualists, whose work today offers unexpected insights for our tempestuous times.
Tatiana Istomina
Tatiana Istomina is a multimedia artist and writer living in New York. Her projects have been featured in exhibitions and screenings across the US and abroad; venues include Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, the Drawing Center, and the Bronx Museum. Istomina is a recipient of numerous awards such as the AAF Prize for Fine Arts, Joan Mitchell Foundation grant, and the Chenven foundation grant. Sshe holds a PhD in geophysics from Yale University (2010) and MFA from Parsons New School (2011).
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A Soviet Artist’s Lifelong Search for a Universal Artistic Language
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — There are at least two plausible narratives of Bakhchanyan’s trajectory: the uplifting story of an artist’s creative growth in spite of difficult circumstances, or the tragic tale of someone whose talent never reached its full potential due to the pressures of historical and political forces.