Programme
Lectures
(neo)surrealism
This year, the Cosmoscow Lecture program is supervised by Daria Pyrkina, a candidate of art history, curator, researcher, teacher of art history and curatorial practices, academic director of the program “Curator Practices in Contemporary Art” at the School of Design of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. The main theme of this year's educational program is the surrealist tradition and its interpretation in modern art and reality. Visitors will be able to attend lectures on the origins of surrealism, discussions about the immersive exhibition practices of the surrealists, and conversations with artists and art historians about the surrealist tradition and its relevance today.
October 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the surrealist movement. Emerging in the period between the two world wars, it fully reflected its era, when rationalism and orderliness were replaced by an alarming worldview, a sense of the absurd and uncontrollability of life situations, rooted in the Dadaist experiences of the First World War. Interest in the unconscious, fascination with irrationalism and illogicality manifested themselves in poetry, painting, photography, cinema and other forms of art.
The situation in the world today is very consonant with the sentiments of a hundred years ago. The trends towards exploring the unconscious, already present in the art of the second half of the 2010s, were especially intensified by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent dramatic events on the world stage. The purism of neo-conceptualism and the economy of artistic means of the “new boring” are being replaced by artists’ fascination with mysticism, rituals, working with memory and trauma, fear and anxiety. The works take on installation and performative forms, and the aspirations for theatricalization are becoming increasingly widespread.
Discussion “Illusions of ownership: shared ownership of art and the transformation of investments in the art world”
The tokenization of works of art continues to gain momentum. How is the art market changing with the advent of innovative approaches? What are the benefits of new technologies for artists, gallerists and collectors? What are the forecasts for the development of the investment market in the art segment? These and other questions will be answered by experts in the field of art and investment, analyzing Russian and global experience in using shared ownership technology.
Art in dialogue: how communication and PR shape the perception of art projects
The discussion of the magazine “Rules of Life” is focused on current aspects of promoting art projects in the modern world. Let's discuss how various forms of communication and PR can influence the perception of art and its interpretation. As part of our discussion, we will consider how meaning often appears in objects of art through active interaction with the audience, and how sometimes meaning can be not only the author’s, but also created in the process of its promotion and competent communication. And here surrealism is revealed in the meanings that everyone gives to the object.
Discussion “Collectible design today: who, what, why?”
Discussion with gallerists and collectors is devoted to the author's subject. What does demand look like today and what is unusual about the supply on the collectible design market? What do gallery owners prefer - producing new objects or searching for things with history? What is the domestic market ready for and what is it not ready for? What attracts collectors to rare but functional items? How does a private home become an art exhibition?
Discussion “Collecting sets: navigating the market for limited edition art”
As part of the 12th International Fair of Contemporary Art Cosmoscow, the Association of Galleries prepared a professional document revealing the principles of pricing for mass-produced art, focusing on printed graphics and photographs. At the discussion, gallery owners and experts will examine the problematic areas of the market for limited edition art, and raise the issue of the culture of collecting sets and the concept of the original.
Report* on the topic: "NONSNS painting without borders"
*Attention! This is not a report - this is a performance!
At Cosmoscow 2024, as part of a city tour, the NONSNS art group will present to your attention an extended report* with an interactive effect, dedicated to the “NONSNS painting without borders” project and going beyond it.