Post #102

What do we know about Yakut contemporary art? ODRA talked to Elena Vasileva, the curator with the Gagarin Center for Culture and Contemporary Art in Yakutsk, and together with Yana Andreish came up with a review of Yakut contemporary art. Yakutia is Russia’s remote Far Eastern region, known for its harsh cold climate. But that did not stop local art scene from burgeoning over the recent years as artists and curators often reflect on national identity and reinterpret traditional motifs and mythologies. 👉Read a text titled 'Russian Art Beyond The Beaten Track: The National Identity. Yakutia' to the end to find a selection of Yakut artists. Here are a few of them: 1 / Ustiniya Dogordurova-Prokopyeva, Energy of Youth 2 / Ien Sur 3 / Dunya Zakharova, Face P.S. Today, an exhibition of Yakut contemporary art opens in Moscow’s MMOMA. 'Save the Laughter for Winter' is curated by Elena Vasileva and Aleksandr Blanar 🥂