Ivan Chuikov
Ivan Chuikov was born in 1935 in the family of the classic of socialist realism Semyon Chuikov and the artist Evgenia Maleina. From 1948 to 1954, he studied at the Moscow Secondary School of the Surikov Art Institute, and from 1954 to 1960 – at the Surikov Art Institute. During the late 60s – early 70s, he was a member of the Sretensky Boulevard Group. The window – a symbolic motif for Chuikov's work – was first used in 1967 ('Window,' collection of Bar-Gera) and later developed into his most extensive series, that includes over 80 works. In 1976, the first unofficial exhibition of the artist took place – in the workshop of Leonid Sokov. In 1977, the artist represented the USSR at the Venice Biennale, and in 1979 he took part in an exhibition at the Pompidou Center. In the 80s, he collected material for A-YA magazine dedicated to unofficial Russian art. Around the 1980s, Chuikov began to use the fragmentation method, which he applied to images of art history, everyday objects (Fragments of the Interior, 1995), and, later, sign systems ('Fragments of Newspapers', 1996; 'Used Signs,' 2015). In the late 80s, Ivan Chuikov did his first personal projects abroad. Since 1990, the artist lived between two cities, Cologne and Moscow, returning to his homeland to work on exhibitions – Theory of Reflection in 1992, And a Beautiful View from the Window in 2000 (all at OVCHARENKO), Labyrinths in 2010 (Moscow Museum of Modern Art). From 2006, Ivan Chuikov lived in Dusseldorf, where he died in November 2020.
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ZDRAVSTVUYTE!
Group exhibition 26 Jul - 7 Sep 2023OVCHARENKO presents a new collective project in the framework of co-operation with the auction house VLADEY. The name of the exhibition of OVCHARENKO artists "HELLO!" (ZDRAVSTVUYTE!) has a double meaning. The complexity and at the same time the beauty of the Russian language allows you to find in the simple word "Hello!" both a wish of good health and a greeting at a meeting. And the meeting at the exhibition will be held with marvelous artists and their works of art.Read more
For 33 years of his work OVCHARENKO, while the first exhibition of the gallery (then called "Regina") was held in September 1990, 278 group and solo exhibitions were held. In religion "33 years" are the age of Jesus Christ — the time of perfection, the period of life when the peak has been reached. Christ's rebirth occurred at the same time when he was 33, so " HELLO!" (ZDRAVSTVUYTE!).
Vladimir Ovcharenko, founder of VLADEY and OVCHARENKO: "The time in our country and in the world is not easy. And when was it easy? It is very complicated for artists now. Their world has completely changed. For many of them it has turned out to be tragic, while others continue to create magnificent works of art. We are happy to represent the best of the best, it is a great honour and responsibility. Moscow is a world-class cultural centre. And it always will be. It deserves new great art exhibitions. And they are coming!".
Over the last year and half OVCHARENKO in co-operation with VLADEY has frequently presented personal exhibitions of its artists, among them projects made by Alisa Gorshenina, Sergey Zarva, Alexey Kallima, Pavel Pepperstein and the PPSS art group, Ivan Razumov, Inal Savchenkov, Leonid Tshe and Nestor Engelke.
Artists: Victor Alimpiev, Sergey Bratkov, Oleg Golosiy, Stas Volyazlovsky, Erwin Wurm, Alisa Gorshenina, Mikhail Dolyanovsky, Sergey Zarva, Alexey Kallima, Egor Koshelev, Vlad Kulkov, Vladimir Logutov, Jonathan Meza, Ryan Mosley, Pavel Pepperstein, Jack Pearson, PPSS art Group, Daniel Richter, Inal Savchenkov, Maria Serebryakova, Semyon Faibisovich, Claire Fontaine, Leonid Tshe, Ivan Chuikov, Dmitry Shabalin, Nestor Engelke. -
Ivan Chuikov
And a beautiful view from the window 3 Feb - 21 Mar 2021Ivan Chuikov is an artist whose works, without any doubts, will be included in the yet to be written History of Russian Contemporary as a single volume, so original and...Read more -
TUTTI FRUTTI
13 Sep - 27 Nov 2016Mikhail Ovcharenko is the new director of Regina. Now, it's his responsibility to take care of and grow the gallery's many fruits, as he encourages everyone to get out of...Read more -
Ivan Chuikov
Signs, Used 16 Apr - 16 May 2015Regina Gallery is please to announce Ivan Chuikov’s new project: SIGNS, USED. The nine new works presented at the current exhibition represent nine parts of a single whole, which depicts...Read more -
The Team I Can't Live Without
Group Show 8 Nov - 6 Dec 2013'The team from our youth, the team we can't live without!' Regina Gallery presents an exhibition featuring some of today's most progressive Russian artists, curated by Mikhail Ovcharenko. The show...Read more -
Ivan Chuikov
Distant — Near 25 May - 9 Jul 2010The Regina Gallery is happy to announce a new Moscow project of Ivan Chuikov. Ivan Chuikov has cooperated with the Regina Gallery for many years. Chuikov’s first show, Theory of...Read more -
Ivan Chuikov
VOID 13 Nov - 6 Dec 2008THE REGINA GALLERY is happy to announce VOID, a new project by Ivan Chuikov. Ivan Chuikov’s oeuvre has acquired the museum status recently, and it is highly acclaimed by art...Read more -
Ivan Chuikov, Semyon Faibisovich
The Restored Values. Part II. Part III. 1 Feb - 15 Mar 2006The first project Restored values was exhibited in Regina Gallery in 2001. At that time Semyon Faibisovich could hardly manage to take back his paintings with the support of German...Read more -
Ivan Chuikov
New Works 7 Dec 2004 - 20 Jan 2005Regina Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Ivan Chuikov 'New Works'.Read more -
Ivan Chuikov
The Apparatus for Observing Void and Infinity 15 Oct - 24 Nov 2001 -
Ivan Chuikov
... And a Splendid View from the Window 2 Nov - 4 Dec 2000 -
The Apology of Remaining Behind the Wall, or First Hand Art
Group exhibition 27 - 28 Jun 1992Из коллекции Владимира Овчаренко. Экспозиционный проект Олега Кулика (Название предложено К. Гадаевым). Очередной жертвой шок — идеолога проекта Олега Кулика стали на этот раз рота солдат и, как всегда, зрители....Read more -
Ivan Chuikov
The Theory of Reflection 5 Feb - 1 Mar 1992Живопись и дальнее видения Поэты пишут не для зеркал и не для стоячих вод. Тем более сложным и активным оказывается фиксирование наших впечатлений И. Анненский, «Книга отражений» Иван Чуйков —...Read more
Solo exhibitions:
2021
And a Beautiful View from the Window. OVCHARENKO. Moscow, Russia.
2015
Signs, Used. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2012
Fragments. Regina Gallery. London, UK.
2010
Labyrinths. Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow, Russia.
Distant — Near. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2008
Void. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Theory of Reflection. Stella Art Foundation. Moscow, Russia.
2006
Restored Values. Part III. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2004
Postcards. New Works. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2003
One Painting Show. St. Gereon Kirche. Cologne, Germany.
Ivan Chuikov. Kunstmuseum Alte Post. Muhlheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany.
Arbeiten der letzten 15 Jahre. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
2002
Labyrinth. National Centre of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia.
2001
Fenster und Interiers (with McKenna & Kanovitz). Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Apparatus for Watching Emptiness & Infinity. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Zwischen Fenster und Bild. Galerie Sandmann. Berlin, Germany.
2000
...and a Fantastic View from the Window. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Galerie Zellermayer. Berlin, Germany.
Fragment. Kultur-Fabrik. Centre culturel. Esch-sur-Alzet, Luxembourg.
1999
Ivan Chuikov. Kulturabteilung AG Bayer. Leverkusen, Germany.
1998
Ivan Chuikov. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Windows. Institute of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia.
Windows. Centre of Contemporary Art. N. Novgorod, Russia.
1997
Galerie Zellermayer. Берлин, Германия.
Galerie Karenina. Vienna, Austria.
1996
One Painting Show. Antoniter Kirche. Cologne, Germany.
Fragmente der Leere. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
1995
Fragments of an Interior. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Theory of Reflection IV. XL-Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
1994
Deweer Art Gallery (with I. Kabakov & V. Zacharov). Otegem, Belgium.
Stammbaum der Analyse. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Theory of Reflection II (with U. Leiderman). Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
1993
Ivan Chuikov. Galeria Paolo Sprovieri. Rome, Italy.
1992
Theory of Reflection I. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Fragments. L-Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
1991
Galerie Inge Baecker (with M.Knizak). Cologne, Germany.
Galerie Eva Poll (with A.Kosolapov & I.Belkin). Berlin, Germany.
1990
Ivan Chuikov. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Ivan Chuikov. Galerie Ynguanzo. Madrid, Spain.
1989
Ivan Chuikov. Kunstverein. Munster, Germany.
Artist in Residence at WPA. Washington, USA.
Ivan Chuikov. Kunstverein. Bielefeld, Germany.
1987
New Acquisitions (with I. Kabakov). Museum fur Gegenwartskunst. Basel, Switzerland.
7 Fragments. Moscow Association Hermitage. Moscow, Russia.
1979
Three Soviet Photographers. Centre Pompidou. Paris, France.
Group exhibitions:
2023
Temple Masterpieces, or Enjoy Your Bath! VLADEY. Moscow, Russia.
ZDRAVSTVUYTE! OVCHARENKO in cooperation with VLADEY. Moscow, Russia.
2021
Unnamable. Selected works from the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Arsenal Center of Contemporary Art. Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Summer Exhibition. Radio House. Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Spring Auction 2021. Presale Exhibition. Vladey. Ekaterina Cultural Foundation. Moscow, Russia.
A Shadow of the Soul but Slightly Sharper. Multimedia Art Museum. Moscow, Russia.
Andrey Grossitsky. Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow, Russia.
2018
General Rehearsal. Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow, Russia.
Autumn Auction 2018. Presale exhibition. Vladey. Winzavod Contemporary Art Centre. Moscow, Russia.
Monumental. Presale exhibition. Vladey. Ekaterina Cultural Foundation. Moscow, Russia.
2017
A Recasted Landscape. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
To the Lighthouse. Form and Light of Politics. Museum of Contemporary Art PERMM. Perm, Russia.
2016
Kollektsia ! Contemporary Art in the USSR and Russia. 1950-2000. Centre Georges Pompidou. Paris, France.
Thinking Pictures: Moscow Conceptual Art in the Dodge Collection. Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. New Jersey, USA.
Metageography. Space — Image — Action. Special project of the VI Moscow Biennale. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Collector’s Appartement. Klenoviy DOM. Moscow, Russia.
Tutti Frutti. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Borsch and Champagne. Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow, Russia.
2014
Reconstruction. Part II. Ekaterina Cultural Foundation. Moscow, Russia.
2013
Reconstruction. Part I. Ekaterina Cultural Foundation. Moscow, Russia.
The Team I Can't Live Without. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2011
Hostages of the Void. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Russian Turbulence. Charles Riva Collection. Brussels, Belgium.
Kandinsky Prize Nominees Exhibition. Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia.
2010
Predelno/Konkretno. PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art. Perm, Russia.
Distant — Near. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Labyrinths. Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow, Russia.
2009
Against Exclusion. III Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Center for Contemporary Culture Garage. Moscow, Russia.
2008
That Obscure Object of Art. Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria; Ca’Rezzonico. Venice, Italy.
2007
Adventure of the Black Square. State Russian Museum. Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
2006
Works on the Edge — a New Selection of the Ludwig Collection. Ludwig Museum. Budapest, Hungary.
Depositary of Dreams. White Space Gallery. London, UK.
2005
Russian Pop-Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Russia. Guggenheim Museum. New York, USA.
Essence of Life – Essence of Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2004
Einladung zur Hinrichtung. Galerie Schüppenhauer. Cologne, Germany.
2003
Berlin – Moscow. Martin-Gropius Bau. Berlin, Germany.
Moscow – Berlin. Museum of History. Moscow, Russia.
2001
Fathers and Sons. VP Studio. Moscow, Russia.
Accrochage. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Direction – East. On the Way to the Himalayas. Kino Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2000
Festival du Garonne. Toulouse, France.
Russische Zweite Avantgarde. Galerie Karenina. Vienna, Austria.
1999
Kunst in Untergrund. Nonkonformist Künstler aus Sowjet Union. Albertina. Vienna, Austria.
1998
Forbidden Art. The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde. Pasadena Art Centre College of Design. Pasadena, USA.
Russlands Zweite Avantgarde. Museum Moderner Kunst. Passau, Germany.
1997
Photo-relay: from Rodchenko till Nowadays. Museum of Photo Collections. Moscow, Russia.
Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. Exhibition Hall Mucharnik. Budapest, Hungary.
Biography in Letters. Russian Cultural Centre. Budapest, Hungary.
Jahresgaben 1997. Kölnischer Kunstverein. Cologne, Germany.
1996
Die Welt ist wie ein zerbrochener Spiegel. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Nonkonformisten. Zweite Russische Avantgarde. 1955-1988. Sammlung Bar-Gera. State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia; The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia; Städelsches Kunstinstitut. Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany.
Architecture of a Landscape. Limerick City Gallery of Art. Limerick, Ireland.
1995
Kunst im Verborgenen. Wilhelm – Hack Museum. Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.
Beyond the Horizon. Belyaevo Exhibition Space. Moscow, Russia.
Kraftmessen. Parallel program. Munich, Germany.
At Home. Belyaevo exhibition space. Moscow, Russia.
Multiplication. Kashirka Exhibition Space. Moscow, Russia.
1994
Dear John. Galerie Sophia Ungers. Cologne, Germany.
A Painting Show. Deweer Art Gallery. Otegen, Belgium.
Group Show. Moscow Fine Art Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Festival of Contemporary Art. Sochi, Russia.
1993
Caisse de dépôt. Paris, France.
Adresse provisoire. Musée de la Poste. Paris, France.
National Tradition and Postmodernism. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
Art Hamburg. Galerie Inge Baecker. Hamburg, Germany.
1992
Herbarium. Kunsthalle Exnergasse zusammen mit Galerie Wien. Vienna, Austria.
A Mosca... a Mosca. Villa Completo. Ercolano, Italy.
International Pop-Art II. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Gedankenstrich. Heinrich Heine Institut. Dusseldorf, Germany.
Europe – America. Kolodzei Art Foundation. Seattle, USA.
1991
Staatsporträt / Künstler der Galerie. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Peace Exhibition. Galerie Schulze. Cologne, Germany.
Gulliver Travels. Galerie Sophia Ungers. Cologne, Germany.
Artistas Rusos Contemporaneos. Auditorio De Galicia. Santiago di Compostela, Spain.
Sowjetische Kunst heute aus der Sammlung Ludwig. Stadtgalerie Villa Dessanev. Bamberg, Germany
Ostkunst – Westkust. Ludwig Forum. Aachen, Germany
Modern Art from Russia – Contemporary Masters.1991 Hongkong Art Festival. Hongkong, China.
MANI Museum. Clementine Kloster. Frankfurt, Germany
Back to Square One. Gallery Berman E.N. New York, USA
From Thaw to Perestroika –Contemporary Soviet Art. Setagaya Art Museum. Tokio, Japan.
Ausstellung Emanuel Hoffmann Stiftung 1980 – 1990. Museum fur Gegenwartskunst. Basel, Switzerland.
Maestri Sovietici Contemporanei. Casa Giorgio Cini. Ferrara, Italy
Arbeit mit Fotografie. Osteuropäisches Kulturzentrum. Cologne, Germany
In the Rooms. Dom Kultury. Bratislava, Slovakia
1990
Green Show. Exit Art. New York, USA.
Toward the Object. Kashirka Exhibition Space. Moscow, USSR.
L’oro di Milano. Milano Galleria. Porto Cervo, Italy.
In de USSR en Erbuiten. Stedelijk Museum. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Adaptation and Negation of Socialist Realism. Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. Ridgefield, USA.
Alternative Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, USSR.
Soviet Contemporary Art. Alpha Cubik Gallery. Tokyo, Japan,
Soviet Konst i dag ur Ludwigs Samlingar. Konsthall. Lund, Sweden.
1989
Wirklichkeit als Konzept. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany.
Behind the Ironic Curtain. Phyllis Kind Gallery. New York, USA.
Von der Revolution zur Perestroika: Sowjetische Kunst aus der Sammlung Ludwig. Kunstmuseum Lucerne. Lucerne, Switzerland.
Art Contemporaine Sovietique. Hôtel de Ville. Strasbourg, France.
1988
Ich lebe – Ich sehe. Kunstmuseum. Bern, Switzerland.
Exhibition of Contemporary Soviet Art. Botanic. Brussels, Belgium.
Group Show of Russian Artists. Galerie de France. Paris, France.
Olympiade des Arts. Seoul, South Korea.
1987
Object. Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR.
Zhilischce. Association Ermitazh. Moscow, USSR.
Retrospective I, 1960–75, Retrospective II, 1975–87. Association Ermitazh. Moscow, USSR.
FIAC. Galerie de France. Paris, France.
1986
18 artists. Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR.
1984
Malerei und Fotografie. Staatsmuseum Tartu. Tartu, Estonia.
Tradition and Contemporary Art. Dusseldorf, Hamburg.
1983
Drawings and Graphic. Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR.
City without Walls – Come yesterday and You’ll be the First. Newark, USA.
1981
Nouvelles tendances de l’art Russe non officiel 1970-1980. Le Centre Culturel de la Villedieu. Paris, France.
25 years of Soviet Unofficial Art. New Jersey, USA.
Possibilities of Photography. Design Centre. Moscow, USSR.
1979
Colour. Form. Space. Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR.
Other Child Book. Remont Gallery. Warsaw, Poland.
1978
Group Exhibition. House of Scientists.Moscow, USSR.
Unofficial Soviet Art. Lodi, Bellinzona, Torino, Italy.
1977
Venice Biennale. Venice, Italy
Conceptual Art, Visual Poetry, Happening etc. Laboratorio Gallery. Milan, Italy
1976
Unofficial Exhibition. L.Sokovs Studio. Moscow, USSR.
Public collections:
- Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst. Aachen, Germany
- Abramtsevo Museum (Departament of Contemporary Soviet Art ). Abramtsevo, Russia
- Museum of Contemporary Art. Basel, Switzerland
- Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Berlin, Germany
- Ludwig Collection. Budapest, Hungary
- DuMont Collection. Cologne, Germany
- Khabarovsk Art Museum. Khabarovsk, Russia
- Kunsthalle. Hamburg, Germany
- Kunsthalle zu Kiel. Kiel, Germany
- Art Museum. Krasnodar, Russia
- Museum of Contemporary Art. Louny, Czechia
- MANI Museum. Moscow, Russia
- Tsaritsyno Museum of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
- Tretyakov Art Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Moscow, Russia
- Museum of Photography. Moscow, Russia
- Museum of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
- Zimmerli Art Museum. New Brunswick, USA
- Centre Pompidou (Department of Photo, Cinema, Video). Paris, France
- Museum of Contemporary Art. Seoul, South Korea
- State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg. Russia
- Museum Wurth. Kunzelsau, Germany
- Graphische Sammlung Albertina. Vienna, Austria
- National Centre of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
- Kunstmuseum Alte Post. Mühlheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
- Museum Bar Gera für verfolgte Kunst und Künstler. Ashdod. Israel
- Art4.ru. Moscow. Russia
1. The House of Chujkovs. Link, (Indian magazin). March 1968