Published by Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. Edited by Ruth Addison, Snejana Krasteva. Introduction by Kate Fowle. Text by Erik Bulatov, Snejana Krasteva, Hans-Ulrich Obrist.
Since the beginning of his career in the 1950s, Russian artist Erik Bulatov (born 1933) has investigated the potential of painting as social commentary. A founder of the school of Moscow Conceptualism alongside Ilya Kabakov, Collective Actions and Komar & Melamid, among others, Bulatov developed what has been described as conceptual painting, using text and image to explore spatial preoccupations that mirror his understanding of social relations. This volume follows the making of the artist’s largest work to date: a 30-foot-high monumental diptych made in his trademark graphic style, reminiscent of the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky’s advertising posters from the 1920s.
Introducing an innovative assessment of Bulatov’s oeuvre, this richly illustrated book includes an essay by Snejana Krasteva exploring his use of monumental scale, an interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist and several texts by the artist which are translated to English for the first time.
PUBLISHER Garage Museum of Contemporary Art
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 9 x 9 in. / 86 pgs / 50 color / 5 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 10/25/2016 Active
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2016 p. 157
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Published by Kerber. Edited by Kristin Rieber. Text by Damien Sausset.
Erik Bulatov (born 1933) is one of the most influential artists in the former Soviet Union. This lavish, partially handcrafted book is published on the occasion of the painter's first solo exhibition in Berlin, and is dedicated to his three most recent series of works. French critic Damien Sausset discusses Bulatov's most recent drawings and paintings, as well as earlier works from the 1970s.
Published by Kerber. Edited by Kristin Rieber. Text by Damien Sausset.
Russian artist Erik Bulatov is known for creating fearlessly non-conformist works during the Cold War era. In recent paintings and drawings he links Constructivist, Concrete and typographical elements with figurative portrayals of landscapes, people and buildings. With a substantial text by the artist, this concise gem features the recent series Train-Train.
Published by Kerber. Foreword by Veit Görner. Edited by Caroline Käding. Text by Erik Bulatov, Caroline Käding, Victor Misiano, Anne Prenzler.
Calling to mind the work of Ed Ruscha, Gerhard Richter and Alexander Rodchenko, all mixed into one, the politically laced paintings and drawings of the Russian-born, Paris-based artist Erik Bulatov generally begin with finely rendered landscapes, skies, and urban settings, sometimes populated by crowds or passersby, and end with powerful, graphic texts or symbols painted over and partially obscuring the original image. Born in 1933 in Sverdlovsk, now Ekaterinburg, in the Ural Mountains, Bulatov is one of a small but influential group of Russian artists, including Ilya Kabakov, who found a way to make independent artistic statements outside of the tightly controlled State system during the Communist era. His paintings, which play with the conventions of Social Realism, manage to convey a deep criticality and a sense of optimism at once. This volume features paintings from the late 80s to the present, a selection of heretofore unpublished drawings, and an original essay by the artist.
Erik Bulatov: O
Erik Bulatov: Train-Train
Erik Bulatov: Freedom is Freedom