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a—s—t—r—a

a—s—t—r—a is a gallery project created by Alina Kryukova, an entrepreneur and collector, in 2018 to promote art among the new generation and popularize collecting. a—s—t—r—a is a combination of exhibition and interdisciplinary educational projects aimed at attracting new entrants to the art market.

Conceived as an entry point for aspiring collectors, a—s—t—r—a worked during 2018 as an online platform for purchasing affordable art, and in late 2019 already represented Russian artists at the international fair SCOPE as part of ART BASEL, MIAMI. In March 2020, it became the first Russian gallery to participate in the Spring/Break ArtShow in New York as part of the Armory Show, and in August 2020, it became the only Russian gallery to participate in the Enter Art Fair in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since 2020, it has participated annually in the Russian fairs Cosmoscow, blazar, 1703, |catalog|.

a—s—t—r—a works both with established artists with international careers such as Alexey Morozov, Kirill Koteshov, Oleg Dou, Gosha Ostretsov, Egor Ostrov, Sebastian Heiner, Alina Blumis, and with young authors who have gained institutional recognition, including Artur Krivoshein, Anna Pavlova, Dishon Yuldash, Jolie Alien, Pavel Bushuev.

The gallery is located in Winzavod Contemporary Art Center. Since October 2020, it has been a member of the Association of Galleries of Russia

  • Alexey Morozov, «Pontifex_01», 2024
    Alexey Morozov, «Pontifex_01», 2024