Fermeture exceptionnelle
The book is the result of spontaneous photo project that was produced by Avenir Institute on the morning of November 14, 2015, following the night of so-called ‘Paris attacks' that claimed lives of 137 people. It documents the life in the city several hours after the attacks. Traces of the media hype and official emergency safety measures (including closure of all public institutions) enter in dialogue with “business as usual” scenes of Parisian morning.
Transdisciplinary research, curation and production
How to locate aesthetico-political phenomena in disciplinary map? How legitimacy of ideological milieus interconnects with legality of the power narratives? “Symptomatic” reading introduced by Louis Althusser is offered to be merged with contemporary vision of “synergy” as a functional grounding for transdisciplinary research as artistic and curatorial practice.
The talk was given at Jan Van Eyck Academy in Maastricht (NL) in the context of Marres Currents #3 exhibition.
Transition de l’économie russe: état actuel et perspectives d’évolution
The lecture was devoted to analysis of modern administrative markets of Russia as a result of hybridisation between planned socio-economic system of Soviet Union and radical market reforms of 1990s. The scenarios of possible futures of EU-Russia relations and global positioning of Russia were also outlined.
Presentation slides (in Russian)
Roundtable discussion: Connection lost. Isolation as a choice in the Montenegrin contemporary art
Denis Maksimov and Adrijana Gvozdenovic, courtesy of Kunstverein Schichtwechsel
How “contemporary art scene” has become one of the components of in the checklist for the new nation state formation? After the reading of the text by Natalija Vujošević, Adrijana Gvozdenović, Lenka Djorojevic on the currents of the context in Montenegrin contemporary art and launching Institute of Contemporary Art of Montenegro, Denis Maksimov spoke about the functional approach towards contemporary aesthetics in emergent states, craving for recognition and validation of individual identity.
The event was part of the programme of “The Silver Lining”, the Collateral Event of 56th Venice Biennale “All the World’s Futures” that was hosted in the Palazzo Trevisan courtesy of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, also home to the Salon Suisse.
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truth is a question of the standpoint
ParisTexasAntwerp art space, Antwerp
The on-demand guided tour was performed during the group exhibition ‘The Game of Roles’, curated by Matteo Lucchetti (21-28 June, 2015). From the exhibition catalogue: 'Visitors can book a guided tour around the exhibition. The context of the tour is not aligned with visions of participating artists and curator. The power of interpretation allows to re-purpose space and objects by assuming the power of the role ‘guide/interpreter’ and the medium of spoken language.’
the world as it’s seen by (Russia) - video
ParisTexasAntwerp art space in Antwerp
The performance (June 21) and installation were part of the group exhibition ‘The Game of Roles’ at ParisTexasAntwerp art space in Antwerp (Belgium), curated by Matteo Lucchetti.
Untitled: Chapter 2
The Louvre, Paris
The set of performances was staged in The Louvre Museum and involved artistic strategies developed in Situationism, Dadaism and Relational Aesthetics. "Untitled" is the initiative launched in 2015 in Sao Paulo (Brazil) by Denis Maksimov and Halim Madi, engaging artistic strategies in interventionist manner.
FRANCIS
FRANCIS booth at Poppositions alternative art fair in 2015
FRANCIS is an artist-led initiative which was founded for the participation of the POPPOSITIONS Art Fair. it’s aim is to develop a holistic utopian benchmark for speculating the position of Francis, a young meta-artist, who they have selected to represent and whose name also inspired the title of the project. Francis’ practice incorporates varied and variable processes, methods of production and visual outcomes. FRANCIS’ contributors consists of 10 international artists; Rens Cools, Tiago Duarte, Eleanor Duffin, Adrijana Gvozdenovic, Koyuki Kazahaya, Garry Loughlin, William Ludwig, Denis Maksimov, Vijai Patchineelam, Julie van der Vaart, who collaborate in the administrative running of this project.
FRANCIS – post catalogue POPPOSITIONS 2015
Superficial Aesthetics
Adrijana Gvozdenovic, Denis Maksimov. "Superficial Aesthetics", installation, the HAL, Antwerp (BE), 2015
One year before meeting each other in Belgium, Denis Maksimov and Adrijana Gvozdenovic both visited Estonian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale Arte and took with them one copy of Denes Farkas white books, which themselves were the part of the larger installation. Maksimov chose the book with the title “Aesthetics” and Gvozdenovic picked up “Superficial”. Both had taken the books in order to use them for intervention of their own. Maksimov has used the book for creation of hand-written summary of re-approach of “aesthetics” in philosophy and theory, Gvozdenovic printed in the book dimensions of understanding of the contextualisation of “superficiality”. Installation “Superficial Aesthetics” acts as materialisation of seemingly impossible, but omnipresent connection between people: the magic moment when logic and intuition are becoming one.
2 books, 14 prints of the insides. The installation was presented at the group exhibition “Love Will Tear Us Apart” at the HAL, Antwerp, Belgium in February 2015.
Untitled: Chapter 1
Matilha Cultural, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
The set of performances and experiments in relational aesthetics, expanded field of art and actionism, among other strategies, were curated by Denis Maksimov and Halim Madi under the umbrella of nomadic project ’Untitled’. The event was hosted by Matilha Cultural in Sao Paulo, Brazil.