The Royal Academy in London has cancelled an exhibition of works by the Russian art group AES+F, which was due to open this autumn. A lack of suitable funding as well as a rescheduling of the programme to accommodate the development of Burlington Gardens next year were behind the decision, according to a spokeswoman. The show was part of the...
We know that 2007 was an important year for you, since your work became known on an international level. Let’s talk a little bit about two projects before that moment and I mention here Islamic Project, which was controversial. Through Islamic Project you stressed the fears western cultures have towards Islamists. Why are you interested in...
Last September while I was in Moscow for the Moscow Biennale, I, along with a small group of art fans, dropped by the studio of renowned Russian art collective, AES+F. In fact, the studio we visited was one of four in a drab Soviet-era artist building that the group uses for its projects; they have one for editing their videos, one for photography...