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Summary:

Celebrating five decades of work, this book traces a line from Ilya Kabakov's early paintings, drawings, albums and installations to the collaborative projects made with his wife Emilia following his emigration to the West in 1987. Exploring the themes of failed utopia and political disillusionment, as well as fantasies of escape and transcendence, this publication includes texts from leading art historians that contextualise the artists' practice along with the artists' own writings providing insight into a career exemplified by innovation and originality. This beautiful book introduces newcomers to these important artists, while also serving as a key reference for those already familiar with their work.
"Conceptual artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, both from the former Soviet Union, are among the most celebrated contemporary artists of their generation. Widely known for their pioneering iconoclastic installations and use of fictional characters, the Kabakovs address universal themes such as utopia and the human condition. Drawing upon nearly six decades of work, this book charts the Kabakovs' incredible artistic journey, from the early paintings, drawings, albums and sculptures made by Ilya working as an unofficial artist in Moscow in the 1960s, through to his move to New York in the late 1980s - a turning point which marked the beginning of his collaboration with Emilia on immersive and often large-scale installations. Illustrated with over 100 works, and interspersed with excerpts from Ilya Kabakov's own writings, this beautiful book contextualises the Kabakovs' artistic practice and celebrates a career exemplified by innovation and originality." [--publisher's description, lower cover]

Table of Contents:

• Introduction / Juliet Bingham
• The beautiful future is empty / Robert Storr
• The elimination of utopianism is yet another form of utopianism / Matthew Jesse Jackson
• Re-inventing authorship / Boris Groys
• On Labyrinth (my mother's album) / Kate Fowle
• The archaeo-futures of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
• Ilya Kabakov and the Russian avant-garde / Dimitri Ozerkov
• The works / texts by Katy Wan
• Notes
• Chronology.

Contributors:

Kabakov, Ilʹi︠a︡ Iosifovich, 1933- , artist

Kabakov, Emilia, 1945- , artist

Bingham, Juliet , editor

Storr, Robert , writer of supplementary textual content

Jackson, Matthew Jesse , writer of supplementary textual content

Groĭs, Boris , writer of supplementary textual content

Fowle, Kate , writer of supplementary textual content

Mengham, Rod, 1953- , writer of supplementary textual content

Ozerkov, D. I︠U︡. (Dmitriĭ I︠U︡rʹevich) , writer of supplementary textual content

Tate Modern (Gallery) , issuing body, organizer, host institution, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/orm, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his

Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) , host institution, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his

Gosudarstvennai︠a︡ Tretʹi︠a︡kovskai︠a︡ galerei︠a︡ , host institution, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov (2017)

Subjects:

Kabakov, Ilʹi︠a︡ Iosifovich, 1933- — Exhibitions

Kabakov, Emilia, 1945- — Exhibitions

Utopias in art — Exhibitions

Conceptual art — Soviet Union — 20th century — Exhibitions

Conceptual art — United States — 20th century — Exhibitions

Conceptual art — United States — 21st century — Exhibitions

Installations (Art) — Germany — Munich — Exhibitions

Art, Soviet — Ukraine — 20th century — Exhibitions

Dissident art — Soviet Union — 20th century — Exhibitions

Ukrainian American artists — New York (State) — 20th century — Exhibitions

Ukrainian American artists — New York (State) — 21st century — Exhibitions

Jewish artists — Ukraine — 20th century — Exhibitions

Jewish artists — Ukraine — 21st century — Exhibitions

Kabakov, Ilʹi͡a Iosifovich, 1933-

Kabakov, Emilia, 1945-

1900-2099

Conceptual art

Installations (Art)

Art, Soviet

Dissident art

Ukrainian American artists

Jewish artists

Utopias in art

Soviet Union

Germany — Munich

New York (State)

United States

Ukraine

Genres:

Exhibition catalogs

General Notes:

Published on the occasion of the exhibition, "Ilya and Emilia Kabakov : Not everyone will be taken into the future", Modern, London, 18 October 2017 - 28 January 2018 ; The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg 20 April - 29 July, 2018; and The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 6 September - 13 January 2019.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.

Physical Description:

223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, photographs ; 28 cm

Call Numbers:

N6999.K23 A4 2017

ISBNs:

1849764654 (paperback)
9781849764650 (paperback)

OCLC Numbers:

1011559925