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(E-E) Evgenij Kozlov and The New ArtistsPortraiture (1987–90)
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A 143 cm zigzag-fold leaflet edited by (E-E) Evgenij Kozlov and Hannelore Fobo in association with the exhibition ‘Notes from the Underground’, Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, Poland, 2016 more >> All Pages >> |
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The ‘New Artists’ (1982 – 1989, Leningrad, now St. Petersburg) are generally considered to have been one of the most important Russian avant-garde groups of the second half of the twentieth century. One member of this group of artists who remained prominent throughout this entire seven-year period was (E‑E) Evgenij Kozlov, who had been invited into the fold on his 27th birthday by its founder, Timur Novikov. Although Kozlov preferred to create within the seclusion and quietude of his own studio, the time he spent at home or in the city in the company of the New Artists – during various events or during concerts with the ‘New Composers’ and ‘Pop Mekhanika’ – would give him opportunity to take large numbers of pictures, which would later be used for his collages and which would also become a source of inspiration for his graphic works and paintings. Focusing on specific glances and postures, in a sense the camera served the same function for Kozlov as did the sketchbook for artists of the past, while meantime also inviting his artist friends to react and create spontaneous poses. All Pages >> Portraiture of fellow artists was not unusual among the New Artists, but (E E) Evgenij Kozlov’s compositional approach differed from the approaches taken by his artistic companions, who, by and large, preferred a quick-paced, neo-expressionist, ‘wild’ type of style. E-E combined realistic elements of photography with free forms of drawing, a style he defined as ‘classic novelty’; the photo-realistic images of faces and figures are seen to lose their temporal nature and those portrayed appear metamorphosed. According to art historian Andrey Khlobystin, ‘Timur cherished them with all his heart’, while Georgy Gurianov was quoted by Ekaterina Andreyeva in her book ‘Тимур. Врать только правду!’ (‘Timur. Only lie the truth!’, 2007), saying that he ‘preferred above all others’ the portraits of him created by Evgenij Kozlov. |
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Works by (E-E) Evgenij Kozlov reproduced in the leaflet:
• Акула (‘Shark’, 1988; Igor Verichev, Georgy Guryanov, Timur Novikov, the Shark, Ágnes Fehdenfeld-Horváth) • Anna Karenina 2 (1988; Vladislav Gutsevich, Sergei Bugaev, Rodion Zavernyaev), • Портрет Тимура Новикова с костяными руками (‘Portrait of Timur Novikov with Arms consisting of Bones’, 1988) • Автопортрет (Свободу Е-Е) (‘Self-portrait [Freedom for Yeh-Yeh]’ 1990/95) • Портрет Георгия Гурьянова (‘Portrait of Georgy Guryanov’ 1987) • Густав № 85 (Gustav № 85, 1987; Georgy Guryanov) • Любовь мое солнце (‘Love my Sun’ 1989; Igor Verichev) • Игорь, мир? Mир? – О, нет. (‘Igor, peace between us? – Peace? No way.’, 1989; Igor Verichev) • Валера. Душа Вещей. (‘Valera. The Soul present within Things.’ 1989; Valery Alakhov) Texts by Hannelore Fobo Se all pages >> |
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Daniel Muzyczuk (left) and David Crowley (right), curators of 'Notes form the Underground’, holding two leaflets (front and reverse). Lodz, September 2016 |
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‘Notes from the Underground’, Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, Poland, 2016. Installation view. more >> photo: H. Fobo |
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