Vikenti nilin biography

The last week in November is Russian Art Week, with London hosting auctions, events, plays and art shows as set out at www.russianartweek.co.uk.

A double exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery is the highlight.

Vikenti Nilin: from the Neighbours Series, 1993-present

Since Charles Saatchi moved into his Chelsea premises, I’ve found his method-oriented presentations (‘Out of Focus: Photography’, ‘The Shape of Things to Come: New Sculpture’ etc) more persuasive than his nationally-themed collections (‘Korean Eye’, ‘The Revolution Continues: New Art From China’ etc).

Vikenti Nilin's photographs and installations are glacially sardonic, direct and to the point, but their oblique meaning can end up provoking nervous laughter.

The collection is arranged in ten series: Series I. Project files; Series II. Artist files; Series III. Curator and museum professional files; Series IV.

Vikentij Nilin is a Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in Numerous key galleries and museums such as KIT - Kunst im Tunnel have featured.

Moscow-born Vikenti Nilin was 20 at the break-up of the Soviet Union, and his balance of sensation, lyricism and an indebtedness to the.

Then again, these hapless 'Neighbours' shot in grisly black-and-white by Vikenti Nilin since , at least look comfortable in their.

This presentation of Russian art bucks that trend, partly because it’s actually two shows which play off each other fruitfully. The first two floors constitute the contemporary Saatchi-owned and curated exhibition ‘Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union: Art from Russia’.

However, as that chillingly unrealistic Stalin quote indicates, much of the 18 ar