Boris Mikhailov : Program – Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden

Black-and-white abstract images showcasing motion and texture by Boris Mikhailov.

Four black-and-white pictures of old newspaper stands on a street corner.

An individual repeatedly photographs a sign in a black and white series of images.

A uniquely tilted urban scene with leafless tree branches against buildings.

Eight black-and-white photos featuring blurred, abstract tree scenes with distortion.

Black and white photos of outdoor scenes with blurred reflections and paintings.

A series of black-and-white photographs of a wall with trees in the foreground.

A collage of black and white photos showcasing various silhouettes and shadows.

A person performing archery in four black-and-white photographs.

Black and white photographs of child sculptures and bare trees in nature.

Four photographs showing bare branches against blurry backgrounds.

Artist

Boris Mikhailov

Authors

Luisa Heese

Year

2019

Dimensions

30,5 x 22,5 cm

Medium

180 pages

Price

€34.00

Boris Mikhailov is regarded as one of the most important artists in contemporary photography. His latest artist's book is dedicated to the hitherto little-known work Series of Four, which he produced in his hometown Kharkiv (now Ukraine, then the USSR) in the early 1980s. The photographs exemplify Mikhailov as an attentive observer of the Soviet world, beyond the official ideology in a time of perceived stagnation, but also as an experimental artist in the environment of the Moscow Conceptualists. With more than 150 image groups and a text by Luisa Heese, the book offers for the first time a comprehensive overview of the Series of Four. It accompanies the solo exhibition Boris Mikhailov - The Space between us at Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden 2019/20.

The catalog 'Series of Four' is also available signed by Boris Mikhailov for €44.