artists

Andrei Monastyrski

Bio

1949 Born in Petsamo, Murmansk region, Russia

1980 Graduated from Moscow State University, Moscow

since 1976 Member of the Collective Actions (Kollektivnye Deystviya) group

1981 Compiling of the first MANI (Moscow Archive of the New Art) folder

1980–1989 Compiling of the Trips to the Countryside (in Five Volumes) of the Collective Actions group

1986–1990 Compiling of the Five Volumes of MANI (Moscow Archive of the New Art) folders

Lives in Moscow

Collections

Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin

Moderna Galerija Ljubljana, Ljubljana

Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow

Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium

State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Stella Art Foundation, Moscow

Selected solo exhibitions

1990 Particular Histories (with Conrad Atkinson). Proletarsky District Peresvetov Lane, Exhibition Hall at Avtozavodskaya, Moscow

1991 Art Situation at the MANI Museum. MANI Museum (N. Panitkov’s country mansion), Lobnia, Moscow region; Artists’ Studio in Bolshaya Bronnaya ulitsa, Moscow

Neighborhood of the Regina Gallery. Regina Gallery, Moscow

1994 Unterschriften. Kunstwerke, Berlin

1995 Andrei Monastyrski, Pavel Peppershtein. Paszti-Bott Gallery, Cologne, Germany

1996 The Limb. XL Gallery, Moscow

1998 Gosagroprom. Obscuri Viri Gallery, Moscow

2000 70s and Other Works. Navicula Artis Gallery, St. Petersburg

2001 A Finger. Central House of Artist, Moscow

2004 Mouse Hunting (with Vadim Zakharov). Stella Art Foundation, Moscow

2005 Earth Works. Stella Art Foundation, Moscow

2007 Winter of 1983–2008. Moderna Galerija Ljubljana, Ljubljana

2008 Andrei Monastyrski. Tallinna Kunstihoone, Tallinn

2010 Andrei Monastyrski. Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow

2011 Empty Zones. Andrei Monastyrski and Collective Actions. La 54 Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Russo, Venice, Italy

Works

Andrei Monastyrsky. Music of Concent. From the Earthworks installation. 2005 (replica 1986). Paint, nails, cotton rope on plywood, radio set. 36x50x21 cm.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Untitled. From the Golden Lines series. 1997, 2004. Color photograph, golden marker, metal rivets on paper. 20x28 cm.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Untitled. From the Golden Lines series. 1997, 2004. Color photograph, golden marker, metal rivets on paper. 20x29 cm.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Untitled. From the Golden Lines series. 1997, 2004. Color photograph, golden marker, metal rivets on paper. 26x35 cm.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Fountain. 2005. Fragment of installation. 2 parts. Color photograph mounted on dibond. 80x150 cm. each.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Expositional Screen. From the Earthworks installation. 2005. Paint, nails, cotton rope on plywood. 100x220x13 cm.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Untitled. From the Golden Lines series. 1997, 2004. Color photograph, golden marker, metal rivets on paper. 29x21 cm.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Untitled. From the Golden Lines series. 1997, 2004. Color photograph, golden marker, metal rivets on paper. 29x20 cm.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Fountain. 2005. Fragment of installation. 2 parts. Color photograph mounted on dibond. 80x150 cm. each.

Andrey Monastyrsky. Expositional Screen. From the Earthworks installation. 2005. Paint, nails, cotton rope on plywood. 150x150x13 cm.