Vyacheslav Akhunov

Vyacheslav Akhunov
Вячеслав Ахунов
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Osh, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Other namesVyacheslav Oxunov,
Vjačeslav Romanovič Achunov,
Vjačeslav Urumbaevič Achunov
Occupation(s)Visual artist, author
Known forPerformance art, video art, painting
MovementCentral Asian art,
Socialist modernist[1]

Vyacheslav Akhunov (Kyrgyz: Вячеслав Ахунов; Uzbek: Vyacheslav Oxunov; born 1948), is a Kyrgyz-born Uzbek visual artist, and author. He is known for performance art, video art, and painting.[2][3][4] Akhunov lives in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]

Biography

Vyacheslav Akhunov was born in 1948 in Osh, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kyrgyzstan), his mother was Russian and his father was Uzbek.[7] He graduated in 1979 from Moscow State Institute of Art (now Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture).[1]

He has actively spoken out about being silenced during the Soviet years, which inspired his large-scale installation work, Breathe Quietly (1976–2013).[1][8]

Some of his notable art exhibitions include the 2nd Yinchuan Biennale, China (2018);[9] BALAGAN!!!, Berlin (2015); 5th Moscow Biennale (2013); Pavilion of Central Asia at the Venice Biennale (2013, 2007, 2005); 1st Kiev Biennale (2012), Documenta (2013), Ostalgia, New Museum, New York (2011); Time of the Storytellers, KIASMA, Helsinki (2007); Montreal Biennale (2007); and 1st Singapore Biennale (2006).[10]

Akhunov's work is in museum collections include the Urganch Photo Gallery (Uzbek: Urganch Suratlar Galereyasi),[11] and the Auckland Art Gallery.[12]

Publications

  • Akhunov, Vyacheslav; Ahmady, Leeza (2012). Vyacheslav Akhunov (art exhibition). dOCUMENTA (13): 100 Notizen. Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775729093.
  • Tlostanova, Madina (2018). "Chapter 4. Beyond Dependencies: A Talk With Vyacheslav Akhunov, the Lonely Ranger of Uzbek Contemporary Art". What Does It Mean to Be Post-Soviet?: Decolonial Art from the Ruins of the Soviet Empire. Duke University Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780822371632.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The greatest artist of "Socialist Modernism". Vyacheslav Akhunov". issuu.com. Project Oleg Kharch Group. Retrieved 2022-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Clowes, Edith; Bromberg, Shelly Jarrett (2016-02-29). Area Studies in the Global Age: Community, Place, Identity (in Danish). Cornell University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-60909-187-3.
  3. ^ Ayvaz, İlkay Baliç; Vakfı, İstanbul Kültür ve Sanat (2009). 11. Uluslararası İstanbul bienali, 12 Eylül-8 Kasım: Metinler (in Turkish). İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı. p. 106. ISBN 978-975-7363-81-1.
  4. ^ Art-mestechko--Shargorod: mezhdunarodnyĭ festivalʹ sovremennogo iskusstva, 10-20 avgusta 2006, Shargorod, Ukraina (in Ukrainian). Moscow: Territoriia budushchego. 2006. p. 104. ISBN 978-5-91129-002-3.
  5. ^ "Achunov, Vjačeslav". Documenta Archive website.
  6. ^ "ArtChaeology and the Destruction of Ideologies: An Interview with Vyacheslav Akhunov". Voices On Central Asia. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  7. ^ Sorokina, Julia. "Vyacheslav Akhunov". Universes in Universe. Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen [de]). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  8. ^ Makarova, Irina. "Punk Orientalism: how the art of rebellion in Central Asia is challenging the scars of the Soviet past". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  9. ^ "The Second Yinchuan Biennale: Starting from the Desert. Ecologies on the Edge". e-flux.com. June 3, 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  10. ^ Merewether, Charles (2021-02-16). In the Sphere of The Soviets: Essays on the Cultural Legacy of the Soviet Union. Springer Nature. p. 237. ISBN 978-981-336-574-2.
  11. ^ "Urganch galereyasidagi suratlar yo'q qilinadimi?". BBC News O'zbek (in Uzbek (Cyrillic script)). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  12. ^ "Vyacheslav Akhunov". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-10-11.