Art of action. Triennale of Russian contemporary art

Working with Garage’s regional network of art practitioners, who were advisers and guides for each local context, the curators met with over 200 artists, ranging from 19 to 69 years of age, and have selected over 68 artists and artist groups to participate in the Triennial. The artists live in more than 40 cities—from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Their work reveals the scope of art practice in the country today.

Many artists are driven by the lived, sociopolitical realities that they experience. They make innovative use of public space, working with relevant themes and calling communities to action. This vector is divided into three sections that reflect the most pressing concerns of artists now: the street as a platform for change, social drawing, and feminist agendas.

The artists are: Chto Delat, Genda Fluid (Antonina Baever), Alexey Iorsh, Victoria Lomasko, Artem Loskutov, Nadenka creative association, Katrin Nenasheva, Anastasia Potemkina, Shvemy sewing cooperative, Urbanfeminism, and Alisa Yoffe.