Garage Studios comprises 18 separate working spaces, a shared workshop, and a painting studio, all located in a postconstructivist pavilion at VDNKh, which was built in 1939. It was originally designed as a model school building for 280 students and was later adapted to be a polyclinic with an extension.

studiosFourteen studios are offered as work spaces for Moscow-based artists for six months.

A photographer based in Kaliningrad. He graduated from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad (Social Philosophy, 2006) and the Russian State University for the Humanities (2011), before studying at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2013). He has been a member of the Kaliningrad Union of Photo Artists since 2016. Group exhibitions include: 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin (2017); the 1st Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, Garage, Moscow (2017); New Flags, Sackheim Gate, Kaliningrad (2016); Irony as a Landscape, Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow (2016); Sincerity, Sackheim Gate, Kaliningrad (2015); Bona Vivo, 6th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2015); Here, The Other Side, APT Gallery, London (2014); The Bounds of Action, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow (2014); MMXIII, Perimetr, Moscow (2013); Upbringing, Fabrika Center for Creative Industries, Moscow (2013); Photobasis. Contemporary Object Photography, Russian Museum of Applied Arts, Moscow (2013).

Anton Zabrodin

Anton Zabrodin, New Flags, 2016Installation view Sackheim Gate, KaliningradCourtesy of the artist

Mayana Nasybullova Works in painting, photography, and installation and lives in Novosibirsk. She graduated from Novosibirsk Academy of Architecture and Arts in 2012. Solo exhibitions include: Current Amber, Siberian Contemporary Art Center, Novosibirsk (2014), ARTPLAY, Moscow and Krasnoyarsk Culture and History Museum Centre (2016); and Plaster Coming to Its Senses, Prospekt Gallery, Novosibirsk (2013). Group exhibitions include: Komödie des Daseins, Kunsthaus Zug, Switzerland (2018); the 1st Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, Garage, Moscow (2017); Everything We Wanted to Show to You but Did Not Know How and Why, SoMA Gallery, Novosibirsk (2016); Accomplices, Krasnoyarsk Museum Center, Krasnoyarsk (2016).

Mayana Nasybullova, From the series WOW, or The Motherland Can Hear You, 2016Courtesy of the artist

Painter, performance and video artist, author of installations based in Moscow. He is a lecturer at Rodchenko Art School in Moscow and is on the editorial board of Moscow Art Magazine. Group exhibitions include the 2nd Kyiv Biennale (2015), the 1st Indian Biennale (Kochi-Muziris, 2012) and the 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (2009). He is a recipient of the Soratnik contemporary art prize (2009).

Haim Sokol

Haim Sokol, Rein und Zeit, 2011Slide show of the poem Rein und Zeit, ceramic hare-shaped toilet brush holder, books made of dirty floorclothsCourtesy of the artist

Video artist. He graduated from the Moscow State University of Printing Arts and studied at Rodchenko Art School in Moscow from 2010 to 2014. Solo exhibitions include: Festival, Moscow Manege (2014); and Advertisement, Komnata Gallery, Moscow (2012). Group exhibitions include: the 1st Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2017); Young Blood, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2016); 9th International Moscow Biennale Fashion and Style in Photography, Moscow (2015); Rebel Rousers, Flacon Design Factory, Moscow (2014); Cloud at Fabrika, Fabrika Center for Creative Industries, Moscow (2013); Room Temperature, Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv (2013); and Playing with Nature, Sokol Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2013). He is a recipient of Kandinsky Prize (Russia, 2014). He lives and works in Moscow.

Albert Soldatov

Albert Soldatov, Balthus, 2014Video stillCourtesy of the artists

Photo, video, and performance artist, author of objects and installations. Group exhibitions include Taming the Void. 50 Years of Contemporary Art in the Urals, ROSIZO National Center for Contemporary Arts, Urals (2016), ROSIZO National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow (2017), Arsenal, Nizhny Novgorod (2018) and City Cultural Centre, Perm, 2018; and Naked, Soho Photo Gallery, New York (2016). He lives and works between Moscow and Chelyabinsk.

Vlad Mikhel

Vlad Mikhel, Red Square. From the project 22:22, 2016Wood, glass, photography, LED bulbCourtesy of the artist

Video, installation, and performance artist. She received her BA in International Journalism from Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 2011 and an MA in Philosophy, Art and Media from University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle in 2013. She has exhibited her work at Chapelle des beaux-arts, Paris (2018), Triumph Gallery, Moscow (2017) and Galerie Nivet-Carzon, Paris (2016). She lives and works in Paris and Minsk.

Ganna Zubkova

Ganna Zubkova, From the fifth stage of the performance The Ideology of the Working Class Places No Limits upon Love, 2018Photo: Olga AlekseenkoCourtesy of the artist

Photographer and media artist. In 2010 he graduated in Psychology from Moscow Oblast State University and went on to study at the Free Workshops School of Contemporary Art at Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow. Solo exhibitions include: Put a Newborn Fire in Your Palm, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (2014); Pastorale, Manege, Moscow (2013) and NOTMOSCOW, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (2012). Group exhibitions include: Badlands, Zarya Center for Contemporary Art, Vladivostok (2016); Softcore, Intelligentsia Gallery, Beijing (2014); Mocumentary: Reality Is Not Enough, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow (2013); Bestiary, Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Voronezh (2013); A Walk about Moscow, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi (2012); Cartographies of the Possible, Central House of Artists, Moscow (2011). He has been awarded Sergei Kuryokhin Prize for The Best Media Object (Russia, 2014). He lives and works in Moscow and Elektrougli.

Roman Mokrov

Roman Mokrov, Photo in Front of a Carpet, 2007-2013Photo series Courtesy of the artist

Sculptor. She graduated in Graphic Arts from Ivan Fedorov Moscow State University of Printing Arts. She has had solo exhibitions at Center Red, Moscow (2015, 2018) and START, Winzavod Centre of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2018). Group exhibitions include After Us Only Ashes, Richter Project, Moscow (2018). She lives and works in Moscow.

Dasha Kuznetsova

Dasha Kuznetsova, Untitled, 2002Graphite on paperCourtesy of the artist

Installation artist. She graduated in Philosophy from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2012, attended Free Workshops School of Contemporary Art at Moscow Museum of Modern Art (2014) and studied at Rodchenko Art School (2015–2017). She has had solo exhibitions at XL Gallery, Moscow (2017 and 2018) and Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Philosophy (2015). Group Exhibitions include Steirischer Herbst, Graz (2018), Dear Visitors…; Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2018); 8th Level, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2017); World Biennial Exhibition of Student Posters and Photography, Novi Sad, Serbia (2017); F/STOP 7, Leipzig (2017) and Voices, A3 Gallery, Moscow (2015). She lives and works in Moscow.

Ekaterina Muromtseva

Ekaterina Muromtseva, From the series Bigger Than Us, 2017Watercolor on paperCourtesy of the artist

Painter and graphic artists, author of actions. He graduated as a Painting Teacher from Chuikov Kyrgyz State Art College in Bishkek in 2006. Exhibitions include: NO NO NO, Asanbai Art Center, Bishkek (2017); Duel, University of Management and Design, Bishkek (2012). In 2012 he took part in Arbat Fest in Almaty. He lives and works in Moscow and Bishkek.

Chingiz Aydarov

Chingiz Aidarov, Prayer, 2017Performance documentationCourtesy of the artist

Media artist. She graduated from Rodchenko Art School in 2014. Solo exhibitions include: Twinarium, Factory CCI, Moscow (2018); Search Engine Malik, Vadim Sidur Museum, Moscow (2017) and Flights of Fancy While Asleep and Awake, Moscow Manege (2018). Group exhibitions include: Young Blood, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2016); Great Expectations, Moscow Manege (2014); Inconclusive Analysis, Moscow Museum of Modern Art/ National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow (2012). In 2016 she was awarded Credit Suisse and Cosmoscow prize for young artists. She lives and works in Moscow.

Nastya Kuzmina

Nastya Kuzmina, Get up, Vasya! 2018Video stillCourtesy of the artist

Works in graphic arts and video and makes objects and installations. In 2008 she graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture where she majored in experimental architectural design. From 2012 to 2013, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Since 2011, she has been a member of the group Urban Fauna Lab. Her only solo to show to date, A Few Words about Civility, took place at Taiga Center, St. Petersburg, as part of Manifesta 10 (2014). Group exhibitions include: General Rehearsal, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (2018); Hosting The Inhuman, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (2017); Young Blood, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2016); IK-00: The Spaces of Confinement, Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice (2014); Angry Birds, Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw (2012); and The Way of Enthusiasts, Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice (2012). She lives and works in Moscow.

Anastasia Potemkina

Anastasia Potemkina, Man Drag, 2017Plants, hydroponic systemsPhoto: Ivan ErofeevCourtesy of the artist

Painter, sculptor, and installation artist. She studied Painting at Taras Shevchenko State Art School in Kiev and Photography, Sculpture, and Video at Rodchenko Art School in Moscow (Sergey Bratkov’s studio). Group exhibitions include: Versus, PinchukArtCentre, Kiev (2017); Taking Off: A Forecast Exhibition, Hydrometeorology Pavilion at VDNKh, Moscow (2017); Towards the Beacon: The Shape and Politics of Light, PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm (2017); Hooray! Sculpture!, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2015) and Leaving Tomorrow, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2015). She lives and works in Moscow.

Zina Isupova

Zina Isupova, Underground Resistance, 2017Mixed mediaCourtesy of the artist

artist residenciesFour studios are reserved for artist residencies, and artists from Russia’s regions can live and work there for up to three months.

The members of the group, who wish to remain anonymous, were born in 1986 and have worked together since 2010. They live and work in Izhevsk. Solo exhibitions include: Micro Museum, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Nizhny Novgorod (2014) and Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (2015); Moments-Monuments, apartment exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod (2013); and Micro Territory—Factory of Free Time: Micro Street Art, Perm Art Residency, Perm and Krasnodar Contemporary Art Institute, Krasnodar (2012). Group exhibitions include: Tragedy in the Corner, Museum of Moscow (2018);the 1st Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2017); Contemporary Udmurtia, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Nizhny Novgorod (2016); Art against Geography, Perm Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm (2013); and 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2013).

Gorod Ustinov

Micro-art-group Gorod Ustinov, Manifesto, 2014–2018 Installation and studioCourtesy of the artists

Works in video and public art. Group exhibitions include: ART-SUBYEKT Contemporary Art Festival, Vladimir (2018); Nothing Is What It Seems, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Urals, Yekaterinburg (2018) and the 3rd Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art, Yekaterinburg (2015). She lives and works in Yekaterinburg.

Sasha Saltanova

Sasha Saltanova, One Road, 2016Carved skisCourtesy of the artist

Performance and video artist, author of installations and zines based between Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg. She graduated from Nizhny Tagil Social and Pedagogical Institute in Painting and Drawing in 2013. From 2012 to 2017 she was a member of ZhKP art group, and currently works solo or in collaboration with Vitaly Cherepanov under a number of names (Cick in Dunt, anti ZhKP, Beskonechny Chastny Sektor among others).

Anna Cherepanova

Performance and video artist, author of installations and zines, and stage performer based between Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg. He studied Painting and Drawing at Nizhny Tagil Social and Pedagogical Institute. From 2012 to 2017 he was a member of ZhKP art group, and currently works solo or in collaboration with Anna Cherepanova under a number of names (Cick in Dunt, anti ZhKP, Beskonechny Chastny Sektor among others).

Vitaly Cherepanov

Anna and Vitaly Cherepanov, Street art project Heads, 2018Courtesy of the artists

Performance and graphic artist, founder and editor at Utopian News Agency and Nasreddin in Russia newspaper. She was awarded Hans and Lea Grundig Prize in 2015. She lives and works in Saint Petersburg.

Olga Jitlina

Olga Jitlina and Jon Irigoyen, Hodja Nasreddin Contest at a Mobile Disco, 2014PerformanceCourtesy of the artists

artist residenciesFour studios are reserved for artist residencies, and artists from Russia’s regions can live and work there for up to three months.

The members of the group, who wish to remain anonymous, were born in 1986 and have worked together since 2010. They live and work in Izhevsk. Solo exhibitions include: Micro Museum, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Nizhny Novgorod (2014) and Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (2015); Moments-Monuments, apartment exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod (2013); and Micro Territory—Factory of Free Time: Micro Street Art, Perm Art Residency, Perm and Krasnodar Contemporary Art Institute, Krasnodar (2012). Group exhibitions include: Tragedy in the Corner, Museum of Moscow (2018);the 1st Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2017); Contemporary Udmurtia, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Nizhny Novgorod (2016); Art against Geography, Perm Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm (2013); and 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2013).

Gorod Ustinov

Micro-art-group Gorod Ustinov, Manifesto, 2014–2018 Installation and studioCourtesy of the artists

Painter, author of works based on digital printing techniques, as well as virtual and game realities, reflecting the artist’s interest in the relationship between man and technical characters and the latter’s production tools. In 2011, he graduated from the Faculty of Design of the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, St. Petersburg. From 2013 to 2015, he took part in an artist residency at Abbaye de La Prée, France. He was the recipient of a grant for emerging artists from Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2012–2013). Solo exhibitions include: … The Misspelling Highlighted the Limits of Adèle’s Irreproachable Conduct, Nepokoryonnye Studio, St. Petersburg (2014); INTER, Sergei Kuryokhin Center for Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg (2014); and 2, Start Platform for Young Art, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2013). Group exhibitions include: 1st Triennale of Russian Contemporary Art, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2017); Experiences of the Imaginary, New Holland, St. Petersburg (2016); No Time, 6th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2015); Detective, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow (2014); Nothing of the Kind, Museum of Moscow, Moscow (2013); and The Feast of Being, RuArts Gallery, Moscow (2012). He lives and works in St. Petersburg

Kirill Makarov

Kirill Makarov, Untitled, from the series The Atlas of Textures and a Letter, 2018Oil on canvasDenis Himilyayne collection

Performance and video artist, author of installations and zines based between Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg. She graduated from Nizhny Tagil Social and Pedagogical Institute in Painting and Drawing in 2013. From 2012 to 2017 she was a member of ZhKP art group, and currently works solo or in collaboration with Vitaly Cherepanov under a number of names (Cick in Dunt, anti ZhKP, Beskonechny Chastny Sektor among others).

Anna Cherepanova

Performance and video artist, author of installations and zines, and stage performer based between Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg. He studied Painting and Drawing at Nizhny Tagil Social and Pedagogical Institute. From 2012 to 2017 he was a member of ZhKP art group, and currently works solo or in collaboration with Anna Cherepanova under a number of names (Cick in Dunt, anti ZhKP, Beskonechny Chastny Sektor among others).

Vitaly Cherepanov

Anna and Vitaly Cherepanov, Street art project Heads, 2018Courtesy of the artists

Curator: Snejana Krasteva, Garage Curator

Manager: Irina Sopina, Garage Exhibitions Manager Curatorial group: Valentin Diaconov, Viktoria Dushkina, Evgeny Gusyatinsky, Katya Inozemtseva, Snejana Krasteva, Ekaterina Lazareva, Andrey Misiano, Anastasia Mityushina, Sasha Obukhova, Iaroslav Volovod

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Please contact us on studios@garagemca.org

119 Prospekt Mira, Bldg. 317, 129223 MoscowOpening times: 10:00–00:00

Garage Studios are open for group visits by appointment.