Moscow: The Topology of Art

The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre jointly with the Place of Art independent project present:

A Cycle of Meetings
Moscow: The Topology of Art

Using a map of Moscow exhibits, and considering the peculiarities of its formation, the Place of Art group (Amal Avdezdzhanova, Viktoria Belonenko, Maria Buneeva, Maria Korchagina, Tatyana Mironova, Kristina Pestova, and Natalya Smolyanskaya) will discuss the systemic problems faced by the contemporary art world. At each meeting participants and invited speakers will discuss specific locations - places of art - the relations they have formed, and their exhibit policy.

The purpose of these meetings is to establish an open discussion among artists, curators, and organizers at exhibit sites about the geography of contemporary art and the dynamics of the changes that have occurred in Moscow since 1986. The group proposes to take as a starting point the year when the 17th Youth Exhibition took place, which for the first time presented Soviet underground artists alongside artists already known to the public. How has the map of places of art in Moscow changed, and how does it look now? How does a place of art shape the community and influence the way you interact with the art consumer? The role of unofficial theatre will also be covered during these meetings by way of the story of the underground in the 1980s, where Boris Yukhananov, the artistic director of the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, played an active part.

Meeting 1. A Conversation about Self-organization
A Conversation about Self-organization.

This meeting focuses on various forms of self-organization and independent initiatives in Moscow and the regions. What is the place of self-organization on the map of places of art? What is the peculiarity of the geography of spaces that arise in former factory spaces, and residential buildings?

Participants: Daria Serenko (House on Legs gallery), Glafira Severyanova and Ivan Galuzin (Oslo - Moscow, Gallery Ch9, Murmansk).

Tickets: 300 rubles. Subscription price for 4 lectures: 1,200 rubles