Vadim Zakharov, artist and art
Born 1959, Birth Duschanbe, Georgia, USSR.
The artist lives and works in Moscow and Koln.
Style and technique, exhibitions: Painting, Moscow Conceptualism, Kandinsky Prize,Artist biography, artworks, statement, interview, review, exhibition:
Auctions & Auction Results
From leading auction houses worldwide, Vadim Zakharov on Mutualart
Portrait and biography
Actual mobilography
He is an artist, editor, archivist of Moscow Conceptual art scene, collector. Since 1978 he has been participating in exhibitions of unofficial art and worked in collaboration with Igor Luts, Victor Skersis (SZ group), Sergey Anufriev and others…
Der letzte Spaziergang durch die Elysischen Felder
The author of the project is of the opinion, put forth in Boris Groys’s article ‘Moscow Romantic Conceptualism’( first published in 1979), that the intrigue is seen in the contradiction of these three words (rather than two, as it always seemed), three incompatible notions, creating an inner tension to this day. The word ‘romantic’ and ‘conceptualism’ here are suddenly enforced by the precise geographical indication- ‘Moscow’ (to say ‘New York romantic conceptualism’ would be an absurdity). These three words, from the very start, created the topic of the whole article. It only remains to grasp what exactly caramel and a botanical garden have to do with this.
