We Will, a group show curated by Plague, at The High of Culture, Krasnodar, Russia

 

Looking at feet walking
I am in the field
Going through darkness
Silence is around
Grasshoppers’ sound
I know
We’ve been walking for a long time
But I am all alone in the field
Where am I going from?
I don’t remember 
Where am I going to?
I don’t know
Who am I?
I keep asking myself 
Where are we going?
I don’t know.

— Arthur Golyakov, 2019

28.6.19 — 26.7.19

Pasha Bezor, Nastya Vasileva, Arthur Golyakov, Vladimir Omutov, Stas Tocka, Vanya Venmer.

Photo by: Angelina Venmer

The High of Culture

On the 5th of September of the 18th year the Shukhov Tower in the center of Krasnodar was captured and transformed into a gallery.

“ … At the same time, the official media, which, by the way, is still considered to be very liberal by the standards of our Cossack region, two officials comment on the exhibition on the tower. Both the head of the state protection of the cultural heritage of the region and the press service of the shopping mall come to the conclusion that an unauthorized gallery on an architectural monument does not contradict either laws or business interests. It would seem that the city is a layer of various conflicts. And here in the center of these intersections suddenly the place which as if is nobody’s is found out. Empty and secluded. A fragment of Soviet modernism, the top of which is hidden from view by long unused billboards.”

 

 

Vanya Venmer, Believe In Me (IV) (Hugs For My Wife), 2019

Pasha Bezor, Visitor, 2019

Pasha Bezor, Visitor, 2019

Vanya Venmer, Untitled (105025155121010215), 2019

Pasha Bezor, Untitled, 2019

Arthur Golyakov, Untitled (V2) 2019

Vladimir Omutov, Logo1,8, 2018

Nastya Vasileva, GAP0001, 2019

Nastya Vasileva, GAP0001, 2019 (detail)

Stas Tocka, It’s me. And who is that? (Explication lll), 2019

Installation view

Arthur Golyakov, We will, 2019

Installation view

Nastya Vasileva, GAP0002, 2019

Nastya Vasileva, GAP0002, 2019 (detail)

Nastya Vasileva, GAP0002, 2019 (detail)

Nastya Vasileva, GAP0002, 2019 (detail)

Arthur Golyakov, Untitled (Zero, Legends, Strength of materials), 2019

Arthur Golyakov, Untitled (Zero, Legends, Strength of materials), 2019 (detail)

Arthur Golyakov, Untitled (Zero, Legends, Strength of materials), 2019 (detail)

Arthur Golyakov, Untitled (Zero, Legends, Strength of materials), 2019 (detail)

Installation view

Vanya Venmer, RUR.TOD.&BRE-B.?, 2019

Vanya Venmer, RUR.TOD.&BRE-B.?, 2019 (detail)

Vanya Venmer, RUR.TOD.&BRE-B.?, 2019 (detail)

Pasha Bezor & Pasha Blagoveshchensky, Deux, 2019

Pasha Bezor & Pasha Blagoveshchensky, Deux, 2019 (detail)

Pasha Bezor & Pasha Blagoveshchensky, Deux, 2019 (detail)

Vladimir Omutov, Untitled, 2018

Vladimir Omutov, Untitled, 2018 (detail)

Vladimir Omutov, Untitled, 2018 (detail)

Vladimir Omutov, Untitled, 2018 (detail)

Stas Tocka, ΩOOA, 2019

Stas Tocka, ΩOOA, 2019 (detail)

Stas Tocka, ΩOOA, 2019 (detail)

Stas Tocka, ΩOOA, 2019 (detail)

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view