Yulia Spiridonova

Yulia Spiridonova (Russian: Юлия Дмитриевна Спиридонова; born 1986 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian photographer and contemporary artist. Calvert Journal included her in the list of ten rising stars at the Moscow Biennale for Young Art 2016.[1]

Education

Yulia Spiridonova earned her humanities degree from Moscow State University and attended the post-graduate program at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Art

Yulia Spiridonova has participated in a number of exhibitions in Russia, United States, Germany, and the Netherlands.[2][3] In 2016 her project "Parallel News" was selected for the Moscow International Biennale for Young Art.[4] Her provocative imagery received a mixed critical response in Russia, where one of her artworks, which depicted a gay couple with physical disabilities having sex, was called by critics an 'autoerotic disorder'.[5]

Career

Yulia Spiridonova works for Esquire in Moscow, Russia. As a contributing photographer she made a series of portraits of notable Russians, including the political artist Petr Pavlensky.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Future present: ten rising stars at the Moscow Young Art Biennale". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  2. ↑ "NEITHER YOU NOR I/BOOK - Yulia Spiridonova". cargocollective.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Extended Memory / Gruppenausstellung / Mai 2016 - aff Galerie". www.aff-galerie.de. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Participants at Moscow Biennale for Young Art - artnet News". 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Юлия Спиридонова: Аутоэротическое расстройство | Aroundart.ru". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Олег Кулик о Петре Павленском: "Художник умирает в акции"". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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