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From Follett
Exhibited: "Ilya and Emilia Kabakov : Not everyone will be taken into the future", Modern, London, 18 October 2017 - 28 January 2018 ; The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg 20 April - 29 July, 2018; and The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 6 September - 13 January 2019.;Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.;Introduction / Juliet Bingham -- The beautiful future is empty / Robert Storr -- The elimination of utopianism is yet another form of utopianism / Matthew Jesse Jackson -- Re-inventing authorship / Boris Groys -- On Labyrinth (my mother's album) / Kate Fowle -- The archaeo-futures of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov -- Ilya Kabakov and the Russian avant-garde / Dimitri Ozerkov -- The works / texts by Katy Wan -- Notes -- Chronology.;"Ilya and Emilia Kabakov : Not Everyone Will Be Taken into the Future" : October 18, 2017-January 28, 2018, Tate Modern, London, England, United Kingdom.;"Ilya and Emilia Kabakov : Not Everyone Will Be Taken into the Future" : April 20-July 29, 2018, the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.;"Ilya and Emilia Kabakov : Not Everyone Will Be Taken into the Future" : September 6-January 13, 2019, the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Celebrating five decades of work, this book traces a line from Ilya Kabakov's early paintings, drawings, albums and installations to the collaborative projects made with his wife Emilia following his emigration to the West in 1987. Exploring the themes of failed utopia and political disillusionment, as well as fantasies of escape and transcendence, this publication includes texts from leading art historians that contextualise the artists' practice along with the artists' own writings providing insight into a career exemplified by innovation and originality. This beautiful book introduces newcomers to these important artists, while also serving as a key reference for those already familiar with their work.
From the Publisher
Russian-born conceptual artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are among the most celebrated artists of their generation. Known for their pioneering large-scale environments and installations, the artists' work fuses the everyday with the conceptual. Deeply rooted in the visual culture of Soviet society yet speaking equally to universal themes, their work is characterized by a sense of melancholia but also by humor.
Celebrating five decades of work, this book traces a line from Ilya Kabakov's early paintings, drawings, albums, and installations to the collaborative projects made with Emilia following his emigration to the West in 1987. Exploring themes of failed utopia and political disillusionment, as well as fantasies of escape and transcendence, the book also examines the relationship between aesthetics and politics, and the way painting has remained a central feature of their work. Texts by leading art writers and historians contextualize the artists' practice, amplified by the artists' own writings. Fully illustrated, this beautiful book introduces newcomers to these important, innovative artists, and serves as a key reference for those already familiar with their work.