February 16, 2007
81 Wooster St. 4th Fl. NY, NY 10012
Tel: +1 212 343 0104
Email: info@frantsgallery.com
Frants Gallery Space (NY) invites you to a preview exhibition of works by artists of the Sterligov Group, ahead of its official opening in October 2007 in New York.
Founded in 2002, Frants Gallery Space is the only gallery in the United States representing contemporary art from St. Petersburg, ranging from the Arefiev Circle masters to the abstract paintings of Valentina Povarova.
The founder of the gallery, Anna Frants—a media artist and curator—has been actively involved in organizing exhibitions in St. Petersburg and abroad for several years. These include:
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the Art Boat arts festival (New York, 2001)
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the international exhibition Touchme at the Anna Akhmatova Museum (St. Petersburg, 2003)
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Broadway Gallery (New York, 2004)
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Sarcophagi, Ghanaian Style, or The Funeral of a Dreamer (Berlin, 2005)
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Hackers and Crackers, held in April 2006 at the Youth Educational Center of the State Hermitage Museum
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the solo cyber- and video-art exhibition Visionary Dreams No. 2391–95 at Borey Gallery in December of last year.
In recent years, Frants Gallery Space (New York) has exhibited works by artists such as Alexander Arefiev, Vladimir Shagin, Richard Vasmi, Valentin Gromov, Elena Gubanova and Ivan Govorkov, Valentina Povarova, Pelageya Shuriga, Galina Pisareva, Alexander Baturin, and many others.
In St. Petersburg, the gallery plans to broaden its focus and, in close cooperation with the St. Petersburg branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art (NCCA), will organize exhibitions featuring new technologies and video screenings.
We look forward to seeing you on February 16 at 6:00 PM at: 23 Rubinstein Street, Apt. 39, 6th Floor, St. Petersburg Phone: +7 812 764 8337
Information Agency Culture February 16, 2007
