CHAKHAL Gor
1961 born in Moscow
1972-76 study in a drawing in studio Tatiana Kiparisova
1983 first poetic experiences
1985 finished with distinction Moscow physical-engineering institute on a speciality «The Applied mathematician»
1985-87 organised group «Parallel actions», acquainting Moscow rock - stage with poetic performance (with poet Arcadiy Semenov)
1987-88 with a composer Camil Chalaev and group «The underground» created creative association «Theatre - post», carrying out the whole number actions and performances, among which are the most known: «The Earth and Factory», «Afonasiy», «AIDS in the time of Plague»
1988 realised a number of the joint projects with group «Champion of the world»
1988-89 made a series of «hermetic» actions
1989 transit from actions to virtual performance
1993 expanded art practice to a level postinstallation
1994 start working with virtual sculpture
1995-96 grant of Berlin’s Academy of Arts
2000 begin to developing a theory and practice of active imagery
2004 grant of MuseumsQuartier, Vienna
2007 experimetally proved his hypothesis on transphysical impact of art works on noosphere
2009 realized the principal of reverse prospect in photography
Collections featuring the works
State Russian Museum, Sankt-Pitersburg
State Tretjakov Gallery, Moscow
Moscow Contemporary Art Museum, Moscow
Moscow House of Photography, Moscow
State Contemporary Art Center, Moscow
Kemerovo Regional Fine Arts Museum, Kemerovo, Russia
Quartier Museum, Vienna
Absolut Vodka Collection, Michel Roux, New York
Nina Gruen Collection, San Francisco
Nancy and Norton Dodge Collection, Jane Voofhees
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA
Piter Pakesh Collection, Vienna
Private collections in Russia, England, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, USA
Exhibitions and auctions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2008 «Mount Tabor». Ravenscourt gallery, Moscow.
«Experimental confirmation of the hypothesis on transphysical impact of art works on noosphere. Bread and Wine, and Mother-Raw-Earth». CAC «Vinzavod», Moscow.
2007 «Grace Major». Minoriten Galeries im Priestseminar, Graz, Austria.
2005 «All the rest». Artstrelka Projects, Moscow.
«Consecration». Aidan Gallery, Moscow.
2004 «The Sun of Truth, Good and Beauty». MuseumsQuartier, Vienna.
2003 «Maria». Gallery M.Guelman, Moscow.
«Gor Chahal». www.chahal.ru.
2002 «Fallen». State Contemporary Art Center, Moscow.
«Mein Gold» (Zolotie Moi). Gallery M.Guelman, Moscow; NoName Gallery, Rotterdam, Holland.
«Chorus». Art Moscow Workshop, Central Hous of Artist, Moscow.
2001 «Bitter». Art Moscow Workshop, Central House of Artists, Moscow.
2000 «Joy». Fine Art, Moscow.
1999 «Protest Song». Fine Art, Moscow.
«Love». Sandmann + Haak, Hannover, Germany.
«Love». www.guelman.ru/love.
1998 «Gor Chahal 1989-1991» (retrospectiveshow).
Photobyennale’98, Manezh Gallery,
Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow.
1997 «Love». Guelman Gallery, Moscow.
«MAN». Contemporary Art Centre, Moscow.
1996 «309,6 K». Exhibition hall «Fenix», Moscow.
«Human-faced art». L-gallery, Moscow.
1995 «Eye arming». Scola Gallery, Moscow.
1993 «The Fields». Central House of Artists, Moscow.
1992 «I’m striding on the water». Galeria Sprovieri, Rome.
1991 «On the bottom». First Gallery, Moscow.
«Black light». Gallery on Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow.
1990 «Gor Chahal». First Gallery, Moscow.
Bibliography
Flash Art (International), N 154, October 1990, p. 168, Miziano Victor «Gor Chahal».
Flash Art (International), N 158, May-June 1991, p. 110-113, Miziano Victor «Old-Fashioned Passion».
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 17, p.84, Oksana Sarkisian, «Gor Chahal. MAN».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. LOVE», Evgeny Barabanov «Erotica of technological body».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. LOVE», Alecsandra Obuchova, «Untitled».
Artnews, December 1997, p.176, Aleksandra Shatskikh, «Gor Chakhal».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. PROTEST SONG», Vladimir Levashov, «Art of selfalienation. New couplet».
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 30/31, p.108, Aleksandr Evangely, «Gor Chahal. PROTEST SONG».
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 37/38, p.93, Irina Kulik, «Gor Chahal. JOY».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. MARIA», Eugenia Kikodze, «Life in golden light».
EIKON, N39-40, 2002. Andrea Domesle, «Die Ruckkehr der Aura durch Auflosung und Zerteilung»
Flash Art (International), v. 38, November - December 2005, p. 69, «Gor Chahal».
The New York Times, 26 November 2005/Arts, Steven Lee Myers, «Moscow Show Pits Art Against Church and State».
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 61/62, pp.35-39, Irina Basileva, «Subject direction».
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