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23 august 2013
Romantic Collection. Love songs by Nikolay Oleynikov
Paperworks Gallery and Summer in New Holland present the exhibition Romantic Collection. Love songs by Nikolay Oleynikov which will open on August 24th in New Holland's art gallery. It features works by the young artist and activist Nikolay Oleynikov.
Nikolay Oleynikov is renowned for his activism and his graphic works; murales, drawings and flags, deeply influenced by his political and social engagement. Oleynikov is the prototype of the artiste enagagé; one of those artists able to powerfully translate his ideas in his works and his attitudes stay at the core of his artistic production. As an example, his flags are used in street protests and parades but become a powerful object when shown in museum or galleries.
The show Romantic Collection features a selection of graphics works of the artist and a brand new series of graphics which will be included in his upcoming publication Sex of the Oppressed. The title of the selection of works presented in New Holland is eloquent; a collection can be defined as a self-portrait, a synthesis of ideas and interest, dreams and utopias. It is deeply personal. So Oleynikov’s Romantic Collection evokes a more intimate dimension, witnessed by the format of the works. Each one is like a refrain; a part of a song that becomes an intimate narration. Using the very intimate medium of hand drawings and ink on paper, Oleynikov brings together personal reactions and intimacy in a very political way, reflecting the dramatic changes recently experienced by Russian society, and more precisely resonating with the so called "anti-gay law" and its possible consequences.