Anatoly Akue. Harvest
GOGOLEVSKY 10/2
About the exhibition
The Moscow Museum of Modern Art together with the Triumph Gallery are proud to present Harvest, an exhibition on the artistic experiment of Anatoly Akue. The project is based on the exploration of two astrological traditions – Western astrology and ancient Chinese Ba Zi — and their influence on a person. The exhibition is part of the Young Lions co-operative programme to support young art.
In the Harvest project Anatoly Akue reflects on how people today can change their psychological state by turning to esotericism. He asks if these practices are still relevant, why people seek them out, and what results they can bring. For a year the artist studied and practised two esoteric systems and their implications for personal and artistic experience. As a result two painting series were created specifically for the exhibition at MMOMA, and a block of documentary information accumulated throughout the research.
The artist's paintings, spread over two floors of the museum, are preceded by a methodological block of documentary materials. These include a detailed account of the course of the experiment and the Akue’s method. The exhibition opens with an installation that immerses the viewer in the world of the artist’s studio, which is usually out of view, and reveals the specifics of Anatoly Akue's artistic practice.
Images:
Anatoly Akue. December I. 2023 Courtesy of the Triumph Gallery
Anatoly Akue. January I. 2023 Courtesy of the Triumph Gallery
Anatoly Akue. February I. 2023 Courtesy of the Triumph Gallery
Anatoly Akue. March I. 2023 Courtesy of the Triumph Gallery
About the artist
Anatoly Akue (1986, Moscow) is a Russian artist. In 1997 he started painting graffiti. In 2008-2010 he organised the Paint Methods independent festival (Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Barnaul). In 2018, Akue’s murals became part of the Station Russia project in the Russian pavilion at the 16th International Biennale in Venice. His murals can be seen in Russia, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Montenegro, Japan, Australia and other countries. The works are kept in Russian and foreign private collections.
About the Triumph Gallery
The Triumph Gallery was founded by Emelyan Zakharov and Dmitry Khankin in 2006. Today the gallery co-operates with major Russian and foreign artists. It strives to address new voices and points of view. The gallery presents contemporary art through a multi-format programme that includes solo and group shows, institutional projects and research initiatives.
About the Young Lions programme
Young Lions is the Triumph Gallery's programme to support contemporary art, launched in 2015. The programme features artists who have already participated in large exhibitions and are known to the public, winners and nominees of art awards. As part of Young Lions, artists present their first solo projects in the museum's exhibition spaces and get an opportunity to take a fresh look at their works placed in a different context.
