Vladimir Dubossarsky (; born 1964) is a Russian painter working in pop art genre. Since 1994 he performs in an art duet with Alexander Vinogradov. Both live and work in

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. In the early part of their career together they adopted the style of socialist realism, an officially sanctioned art practice under the soviet regime. Their early works resembled posters for non-existent

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s and sleazy porn flicks. They worked with their idea of social order, laborers, collective farmers, etc. and put a modern twist on an outdated practice. Their result was a collection of ideas and themes that would make socialistic fantasies visible to the viewer. In 2001, Dubosarsky and Vinogradov made a transition from the socialist fantasy to the ideals of

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. Total Painting (2001) created a large scale image of mass culture from around the world borrowing ideas from

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and mainstream media. Our Best World (2003) created a common ground for stars such as

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, and even

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. The Underwater World (2002) was made for the Russian pavilion for the 50th

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. The piece references ideas gathered from pop images such as mail order catalogs, and heroes in contemporary advertising.

Solo exhibitions

2016 *Sweeter than sugar, Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo, Italy *FB shows and tells,

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, Russia 2008 *The New People Are Already Here. Deitch Projects, New York, USA *Meander. Resort Pirogovo, Moscow Region, Russia *Untitled. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK 2007 *In the Artist's Studio. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France *The Russian Painting Seasons. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2006 *Anthills. XL Gallery. Moscow, Russia *The Lightness of Being. Resort Pirogovo, Moscow Region, Russia *Underwater Barber. Paperworks Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2005 *Untitled. Charlotte Moser Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland *New Painting. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia *9 Nudes Series. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France *Graphic Works of Different Years. Paperworks Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2004 *Aquafitness. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK 2003 *Our Best World. Deitch Projects, New York, USA *Astrakhan Blues. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Raining. Gallery Krinzinger, Viennа, Austria *Underwater Forever. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France 2002 *Total Painting. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Painting for Finland. MUU Gallery, Helsinki, Finland *Untitled. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK 2001 *How Are You, Ladies and Gentlemen? Gallery Claudio Poleschi, Lucca, Italy *Picture for London. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK *Sweet Girls. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2000 *Inspiration. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Flying Crans. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia 1999 *Christ in Moscow. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Just Pictures. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia 1998 *P.S. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia 1997 *Erntedankfest. Atelier-Ester Freund, Vienna, Austria *Austrian and Russian Literature. Brasilica, Viennа, Austria *Etudes. L-Gallery, Moscow, Russia 1996 *Russian Literature. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Triumph. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Bluhende Landschaften. Gallery Kai Higelman, Berlin, Germany *Project for Russian Playboy. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia 1995 *A Picture for the Reichstag. Gallery Kai Hilgemann, Berlin, Germany *Paintings Made to Order. L- Gallery, Moscow, Russia 1994 *Picasso in Moscow. Studio 20 Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Group exhibitions

2008 *Thaw, Russian Art from Glasnost to the Present, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA *Exhibition of the Musée National de l'Art Moderne du Centre Pompidou, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea *Russian Dreams. Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, USA *ART-index. The Latvian National Museum of Art, Arsenal, Riga, Latvia 2007 *I Believe. Winzavod, Moscow, Russia *New Exposition. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Sots Art, Political Art in Russia from 1972 to Today. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; La Maison Rouge, Paris, France 2006 *Russia! Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain 2005 *StarZ. Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia *Angels of History. MUHKA, Antwerpen, Belgium *Russian Pop Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia *Russia! Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA 2004 *Berlin-Moscow, 1950-2000. Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany; The State Historical museum, Moscow, Russia *OOopsa! Contemporary Russian Art. National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway *Expander. Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK 2003 *Returning of the Artist. 50th Venice Biennale, Russian pavilion, Venice, Italy *Moscow - Berlin, Berlin – Moscow. Berliner Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany 2002 *Urgent Painting. Musee d'Art Modern de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France *Davai - Russian Art Now. Aus dem Laboratorium der Freien Kunste in Russland, Berlin, Germany; MAK, Vienna, Austria *São Paulo Biennale. São Paulo, Brazil 2001 *Made in Italy. Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, Italy *Russian Madness. Biennale Valencia, Spain *Players. Watermill Center of Robert Wilson, New York, USA *Russian Artists in Vienna. Schloss Grafenegg, Vienna, Austria *Escape, 2nd Tirana Biennale, Albania 2000 *I Hate You in June. Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel *In & Out. 1st Tirana Biennale, Albania *Guelman's Collection. State Russian Museum, St Petersburg *Fuori Uso 2000. The Bridges. Pescara, Italy 1997 *3rd Biennial of Contemporary Art. Cetine, Monte Negro *It's a Better World. Secession, Vienna, Austria 1995 *Kunst im Verborgenen. Nonkonformisten Russland 1957-1995. Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshaven; Documenta, Kassel; Staatliches Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany *Zeigenössische Kunst aus Russland. Daimler-Benz Aerospace, München, Germany *INTERREGNUM. Kunsthalle Nurnberg, Nurnberg, Germany 1994 *Fluchtpunkt Moskau", Forum Ludwig, Aachen, Germany *2nd Biennial of Contemporary Art. Cetine, Monte Negro

Selected Collections

*Art4.ru Contemporary Art Museum, Moscow, Russia *Bonn Historical Museum, Bonn, Germany *Centre Pompidou, Paris, France *Cultural Foundation “EKATERINA”, Moscow, Russia *Cultural Foundation “New”, Moscow, Russia *Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, USA *Houston Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, USA *Ivanovo Museum, Ivanovo, Russia *MACI Museo Arte Contemporanea Isernia, Italy *Moscow House of Photography, Moscow, Russia *Museum Of Contemporary Art, Avignon, France *Museum of Contemporary Art of Valencia, Spain *New Rules Foundation, Moscow, Russia * Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, Spanbroek, Netherlands *Secession, Vienna, Austria *Yaroslavl Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia

External references

Dubossarsky's biography

Vladimir Dubossarsky "Sweeter than sugar" at Louise Alexander Gallery
* http://www.galerie-krinzinger.at/kuenstler/dubvino/dubvino_bi_fr.html

References

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