Group Exhibition of Belarusian Artists: "OUTSTANDED AND WITHOUT"
February 4-11
Curators: Irina Chistikina @iraira.me and Anastasia Samokhovetc @samohovetc
Concept writer and co-curator: @the_future_klass
There is no art market in Belarus. Is there an art market in Belarus?
It turns out that the artist was always free to do everything according to his inner desire, a real inner impulse, and not bound by market conditions. Despite external circumstances, a sincere artist is willing to strive to broadcast his perception, and “can't help but do it”. This is the very way to live. Unfortunately, the ability to sell work and to devote their time to it was trying since the resources necessary to produce artists’ ideas were scarce. While there is no integral system, society does not fully recognize artists’ activities and does not recognize art as a full-fledged profession. According to society, if an artist does not earn from his work, then he is not considered an artist. (As a result, the artist is assessed as a strange person who does not always make reasonable and necessary things, a person “out of this world”. The reaction of the people around is appropriate - funny, curious, and sometimes funny.)
It is quite clear that if we accept the value of art, then it is logical that each work has its own value, including monetary value. If art has a monetary value, then a person can evaluate it not as something that one can pass by with a funny smile, but rather become interested, start studying, research, and learn through art.
We are ready and striving to show the whole world what we have been creating throughout this time.
For freedom! For the freedom to be yourself! For the freedom to choose how we live!
* the text was written during a difficult political situation in Belarus! We need your attention! Your solidarity is important to us!
Everything is in re-development now, and the design of art market in Belarus will be established soon. In fact, the art market was never truly defined. These words, this "winged expression" have always been heard, were close, but what do they really mean to us? We are all accustomed to doing and creating without a structure in place here, finding our own means, and traveling to other countries where art practice is more sustainable.
Now, when we have the opportunity to live in a new way, it is logical to ask questions. Do we really want it? Do we want to be a part of the global art business? Will we accept all of the conditions that come with having an art market and the responsibilities that we have?
Artists:
Pavel Arkhipov
Andrej Pichushkin
Vadim Pridurko
Alexey Dreva
Alesia Issa
Irina Shushkevich
Sasha Budaev
Alena Zhdanenia
Dima Trust
Sasha Lagutina
Anastasia Samokhovetc
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