Vadim Kosmatschof
Bio
1938
was born in Kaluga, USSR
1952-1958
attended the Moscow secondary art school
1959-1965
studied at the Moscow Higher Art and Industrial College (formerly Stroganov)
1968-1977
created and implemented sculptural projects for urban space in Moscow, Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Nouakchott (Mauritania)
1979
emigrated to Austria
1985
Awarded German Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz State Award for the creation of works of art for public spaces
2007
appointed professor emeritus of the International Academy of Architecture (IAA)
Lives and works in Wiesbaden, Germany, and Vienna, Austria
Selected group exhibitions
1976
Spring apartment exhibition. Workshop M. Odnoralova on the street Dmitrievskogo 10, Moscow
1977
La nuova arte sovietica: una prospettiva non ufficiale. La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
1981
Nouvelles Tendences de l’Art Russe Non-Officiel. 1970-1980. Center Culturel de la Villedieu, Elancourt, France
Ausstellung russische Gegenwartskunst. Kunstlerhaus Palas Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz, Germany
2006
Bewegung im Quadrat. Museum Ritter, Waldenbuch, Germany
2007
The Adventures of the Black Square. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Die Liebe zu den Objekten - Aspekte zeitgenössischer Skulptur. Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum, St. Polten, Austria
2009
That Obscure Object of Art. Ca 'Rezzonico, Venice, Italy
