Vyacheslav Akhunov (Kyrgyz: Вячеслав Ахунов; Uzbek: Vyacheslav Oxunov; born 1948), is a Kyrgyz-born Uzbek visual artist, and author. He is known for performance art, video art, and painting.[2][3][4] Akhunov lives in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]
Vyacheslav Akhunov | |
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Вячеслав Ахунов | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Other names | Vyacheslav Oxunov, Vjačeslav Romanovič Achunov, Vjačeslav Urumbaevič Achunov |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, author |
| Known for | Performance art, video art, painting |
| Movement | Central Asian art, Socialist modernist[1] |
Biography edit
Vyacheslav Akhunov was born in 1948 in Osh, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kyrgyzstan), his mother was Russian and his father was Uzbek.[7] He graduated in 1979 from Moscow State Institute of Art (now Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture).[1]
He has actively spoken out about being silenced during the Soviet years, which inspired his large-scale installation work, Breathe Quietly (1976–2013).[1][8]
Some of his notable art exhibitions include the 2nd Yinchuan Biennale, China (2018);[9] BALAGAN!!!, Berlin (2015); 5th Moscow Biennale (2013); Pavilion of Central Asia at the Venice Biennale (2013, 2007, 2005); 1st Kiev Biennale (2012), Documenta (2013), Ostalgia, New Museum, New York (2011); Time of the Storytellers, KIASMA, Helsinki (2007); Montreal Biennale (2007); and 1st Singapore Biennale (2006).[10]
Akhunov's work is in museum collections include the Urganch Photo Gallery (Uzbek: Urganch Suratlar Galereyasi),[11] and the Auckland Art Gallery.[12]
Publications edit
- Akhunov, Vyacheslav; Ahmady, Leeza (2012). Vyacheslav Akhunov (art exhibition). dOCUMENTA (13): 100 Notizen. Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775729093.
- Tlostanova, Madina (2018). "Chapter 4. Beyond Dependencies: A Talk With Vyacheslav Akhunov, the Lonely Ranger of Uzbek Contemporary Art". What Does It Mean to Be Post-Soviet?: Decolonial Art from the Ruins of the Soviet Empire. Duke University Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780822371632.
References edit
- ^ a b c "The greatest artist of "Socialist Modernism". Vyacheslav Akhunov". issuu.com. Project Oleg Kharch Group. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Clowes, Edith; Bromberg, Shelly Jarrett (2016-02-29). Area Studies in the Global Age: Community, Place, Identity (in Danish). Cornell University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-60909-187-3.
- ^ Ayvaz, İlkay Baliç; Vakfı, İstanbul Kültür ve Sanat (2009). 11. Uluslararası İstanbul bienali, 12 Eylül-8 Kasım: Metinler (in Turkish). İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı. p. 106. ISBN 978-975-7363-81-1.
- ^ Art-mestechko--Shargorod: mezhdunarodnyĭ festivalʹ sovremennogo iskusstva, 10-20 avgusta 2006, Shargorod, Ukraina (in Ukrainian). Moscow: Territoriia budushchego. 2006. p. 104. ISBN 978-5-91129-002-3.
- ^ "Achunov, Vjačeslav". Documenta Archive website.
- ^ "ArtChaeology and the Destruction of Ideologies: An Interview with Vyacheslav Akhunov". Voices On Central Asia. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Sorokina, Julia. "Vyacheslav Akhunov". Universes in Universe. Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Makarova, Irina. "Punk Orientalism: how the art of rebellion in Central Asia is challenging the scars of the Soviet past". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "The Second Yinchuan Biennale: Starting from the Desert. Ecologies on the Edge". e-flux.com. June 3, 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Merewether, Charles (2021-02-16). In the Sphere of The Soviets: Essays on the Cultural Legacy of the Soviet Union. Springer Nature. p. 237. ISBN 978-981-336-574-2.
- ^ "Urganch galereyasidagi suratlar yo'q qilinadimi?". BBC News O'zbek (in Uzbek (Cyrillic script)). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Akhunov". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-10-11.