• Andrei Molodkin Liquid Black

    Andrei Molodkin Liquid Black

    The works of Paris-based artist Andrei Molodkin caused a sensation at the Venice Biennale in 2009. (b. 1966 in Boui, Russia), Molodkin grapples with sociopolitical issues as well as historical cultural contexts in his installations, which are made primarily of acrylic tubes filled with crude oil and neon lights. The resulting pieces echo in some cases the work of the Russian Constructivists of the early 20th century, but they also form architectural structures that the visitor can enter, thereby physically experiencing the light-and-dark contrast between oil and light. Molodkin studied at the Stroganov Art Institute in Moscow. He drew his first artworks in ballpoint pen while serving in the Russian Army. In these pictures, some of them on a huge scale, he casts a critical gaze on the icons of a new global world order. Religious motifs and political slogans – such as Barack Obama's famous motto during the last US presidential campaign, "Yes we can" – figure prominently in Molodkin's installations, for which the artist uses not only neon tubes and crude oil but frequently also blood as filler material. Link to Exhibition: http://www.villastuck.de/ausstellungen/2012/molodkin/index.htm

    Hardcover 24 x 27,7 cm 176 pages 140 color illustrations English, German Available ISBN 978-3-86828-317-4 2012

    Artist:

    Andrei Molodkin

    Editor:

    Michael Buhrs, Margarita Tupitsyn, Victor Tupitsyn

    Texts:

    Michael Buhrs, Margarita Tupitsyn, Victor Tupitsyn

    Exhibitions

    Museum Villa Stuck
    21.06. – 16.09.2012

    Order directly from the publisher:

    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!

    * Please fill in these fields. They are required to process your request.

    Contact form

    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!
    This field is required!

    * Please fill in these fields. They are required to process your request.

    Subscribe to Kehrer newsletter:

    This field is required!
    This field is required!

    * Please fill in these fields. They are required to process your request.

    Advanced Search

    Simple Search

    In order to optimize the website and for continuously improvement kehrerverlag.com uses cookies. You agree to the usage of cookies when you continue using this site. Further information is available in the Privacy Statement.