Sarah Richter reviews 'Practice for Everyday Life - Young Artists From Russia' at Calvert 22 for Aesthetica
20/04/2011
The Chrysalis Phase (2009)
Tanya Akhmetgalieva
Practice for Everyday Life - Young Artists From Russia at Calvert 22 Gallery, London
Review by Sarah Richter for Aesthetica Magazine Blog
Calvert 22 is a not for profit foundation that focuses its attention on exposing visitors to contemporary art from Russia and Eastern Europe. Promoting an understanding and exposure, the gallery hopes to generate excitement and interest in this rapidly developing art scene. These artists offer a fresh perspective, having studied on a global level and incorporating the canon of Western art as well as an examination of their own cultural identity and heritage, their work speaks to every viewer in a personal way.
The current show, The Practice for Everyday Life, frames the work of eight young Russian artists who employ a variety of medias. The title for the exhibition draws its name from the seminal text by theorist Michel de Certeau. In this text Certeau combined various theories to understand how mass culture appropriates and... [read the full article on the Aesthetica Magazine Blog].
Practice for Everyday Life - Young Artists From Russia continues at Calvert 22 until 29 May. Fore more information visit the Calvert 22 website.
Image: The chrysalis phase (2009)
Courtesy the artist (Tanya Akhmetgalieva) and Calvert 22
Sarah Richter is a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London.
Aesthetica engages with contemporary art, contextualising it within the larger cultural framework. For further information, please visit the Aesthetica Magazine website.
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