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Oleg Mavromatti (Russia/Bulgaria)

www.roboriada.org/ultrafuturo

www.roboriada.org/supernova

Selected personal exhibitions and performances:

LOVE ME THE WAY I LOVE YOU (performance) – together with Boryana Rossa, Goethe Institute, Sofia (2005)
OPEN SOURSE (performance) - NDK Sofia(2004)
ROBORIADA (performance) - together with Boryana Rossa, Goethe Institute, Sofia (2004
CITIZEN ROBOT – Interactive A.I. Installation, together with Boryana Rossa, Irida Gallery, Sofia (2003)
THE BIGGEST MEATBALL IN THE WORLD - film premiere at the Museum of Cinema, Moscow (2002)
UNINSTALL (performance) - XXL Gallery, Sofia (2001)
CITIZEN X (performance) - Guelman’s Gallery, Moscow (2000)
THE VOICE OF THE BLACK HOLE (performance) – Club “Schwein”, Moscow
DO NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES (performance)- Institute of Culturology, Moscow (2000)
ENDING PERFORMANCE (performance)- together with Emperor Vava, TV Gallery, Moscow (2000)
GOD’S THOUGHT – worms growing in a muscle tissue, TV Gallery, Moscow (1995)
THE GREEN LIGHT CONSTRUCTOR – together with Dmitrii Pimenov in collaboration with the Faculty of Microbiology, Moscow State University, Gallery Terr- Art (1995)
THE RED STOPPER - Marketing Art Gallery (1994)
THE PATATO EATERS – installation for which is used the “quarter-nest” hybridization method by the Russian agro-biologist Trofim Lisenko. In collaboration with the institute of Agro Biology, Moscow, Terr-Art Gallery (1993-94)
UNNATURAL HYBRIDISATION (performance) - Terr-Art Gallery, Moscow (1994)
LIVING FILMS – transformation of the gelatin surface of the film tape by microorganisms, Terr-Art Gallery, Moscow (1991-93)
HIGHS ARE NOT ABLE AND THE LOWS DO NOT WANT (performance) - together with Alexander Brener, Anatoliy Osmolovskiy and Vasia Shugaley (1993)
ECV - experimental video projections in collaboration with the Center of Psycho-rehabilitation, Moscow (1990)
ORANGE SKY - a series of artistic actions fro what the gas Аmilnitrit is used. In collaboration with the Medical Department of Moscow Complex of Chemistry, Moscow, Russia (1988)
MARIA CELESTIA - series of audio-visual performances with infra sound generators. In collaboration with Moscow Polytechnics Institute, House of Political education (1988)

Selected collective shows and actions:

1st MOSCOW BIENNALE / ART DIGITAL 2005 a parallel project of the Biennale, M’ARS Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow (2005)
BIENNALE FOR ELECTRONIC ARTS PEARTH (BEAP), Australia (2004)
1st BALKAN BIENALLE, Cosmopolis 1 Microcosmos X Macrocosmos (catalogue) - Moni Lazariston - Warehouse ?1, Port of Thessaloniki (2004-2005)
FESTIVAL AGENDA, Vienna (2004)
BLOOD : LINES AND CONNECTIONS - Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado (2003)
TO DISAPPEAR. Video Art Bg (catalogue) Aktuelle Videokunst aus Bulgarien. Kunst im Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Munchen (2003)
5th INTERNATIONAL BIENNAL OF MUSEUMS – (2003)
DOMESTIC CAMUFLAGE – NCCA Kaliningrad and Nizni Tagil Branches (2003)
DEFENSELESS AND BAD - L Gallery, Moscow (2003)
MORS IMPOSIBILLIS - Irida Galerry, Sofia (2003)
BERLIN_MOSCOW, MOSCOW-BERLIN - Berlin, Moscow (2003)
100% EYESIGHT - Rigina Gallery, Moscow (2002)
BEWARE RELLIGION! - Saharov Center, Moscow (2002)
POP-ART - Zverevski Center, Moscow (2002)
STIK FILM FESTIVAL - International Radical Film Festival - (2002)
MONEY/PENGAR/DENGI - Stockholm Cultural Center, Stockholm (2001)
AGITATION FOR ART - Guelman's Gallery,Moscow (2001)
DREAMCATCHER - video and short film festival, Kiev, Ukraine (2000, 2002)
WRO 1 - International Biennial, Poland (2001)
VIDEOARCHAEOLOGY - international video festival, American Cultural Center, Sofia (2000)
ART MOSCOW FAIR – presented by Larisa Kashuk’s Gallery (2000)
The first international video-art and experimental film festival in Belarus, Minsk 8-10 October 2000
PRO & CONTRA - media art festival, Moscow Humanitarian University (1999)
AUTISM - Dominanta Gallery Moscow (1997)
ARTISTS OLYMPICS - State Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow (1998)
365 PERFORMANCES BY THE ABSOLUTE LOVE SECT, Moscow (1995)
MORE SENSE - TV Gallery, Moscow (1995)
GOD HUNTING - TV Gallery,Moscow (1995)
VALPURGIEV NIGHT (WAKE UP) - TV Gallery, Moscow (1995)
THE HUNGER RULES THE WORLD -Guelman’s Gallery, Moscow (1994)
ART MYTH 2 - Art Manege, Moscow (1993)
LABOR AND CAPITAL - Central House of Artists, Moscow (1993)
EROTIC OF POSTCOMUNISM - Marketing Art Gallery, Moscow (1991)
THE GROUP OF LABORANTS OF THE MONK BERTHOLD SCHVARTS - 365 performances, Central House of Artists, Moscow (1991)
MAPPING THE INVISIBLE - series of artistic actions, mapping the geo-pathogen zones of Moscow (1991-93)

Works in collections:

STEDLIK MUSEUM OF ART
LIUDWIG MUSEUM
DENVER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Denver, Colorado
RUSSIAN MUSEUM, St. Petersburg, Russia
GALINA ATSISIMSKAIA’S Collection, Moscow
RIGINA GALLERY, Moscow
TV GALLERY, Moscow
GUALMAN GALLERY, Moscow
ALEXANDER MIRONOV’S Collection, Moscow
GERD ZERHUZEN’S Colletion, Germany
THE STATE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Nizni Tagil, Russia

Selected artist’s talks:

ART AS GENOCIDE - Dimitrovgrad Municipal Gallery, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria (2004)
FROM KONCEPTUALISM TO ULTRAFUTURISM - Center for Contemporary Art, Ancient Bath, Plovdiv, BG (2004)
KABALACH PROGRAMMING, INTERNATIONAL ROBOT DAY - Close up discussion club, Red House Center for Culture and Debate, Sofia (2004)
RUSSIAN RADICAL FILM - during the festival “CINEFANTOM - alternative Russian films in Sofia”, Red House Center for Culture and Debate, Sofia and the Faculty of Journalism, Sofia University “St. Climent Ohridski”, Sofia (2003)
RUSSIAN RADICAL ART - faculty of Art History, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria (2000)
Moderation of STIK DISCUSSION CLUB – discussions on contemporary film, Irish Pub at Metro station “the Year of 1905”, Moscow - (1997-1999)
MANIFESTO OF CUTTING UP HUMANS -“Unofficial Moscow” Contemporary Art Festival, Guelman’s Gallery (1998)
CONTEMPORARY RADICAL FILM - Bunker NBP, Moscow (1998)
ART BELONGS TO PEOPLE - Majakovskii’s Museum, Moscow (1998)
THE FUTURE OF FILM - series of 6 talks in State Institute of Cinematography, Moscow (1998)
VISUALISATION OF CONTROLLED DREAMS - Faculty of Mathematics, Moscow State University, (1997)
ROOTS OF NOISE MUSIC - Pegasus Dome, Moscow (1997)
3D GRAPHICS IN FILM - State Institute of Cinematography, Moscow (1997)
REPRESENTATION OF TERRORISM IN FILM - 2 talks, Union of Revolutionary Writers, “ Latin Quarter “ magazine publishing house, Moscow (1997)
POSTMODERNISM IN POLITICS - series of 6 talks, Meeting of parliament deputies, Gallery Schkola (1996)
THE ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN RUSSIA - an educational talk before the factory workers, Chazov’s Center of Cardiology, Moscow (1995)
FROM CUBISM TO POSTMODERNISM - an educational workshop for the factory worker’s children and exhibition of their works, “Krasnii Oktiabr” Factory, Presentation hall, Moscow (1995)
ART FOR THE PEOPLE - for the factory workers of Ice Filly Factory, Presentation hall, Moscow (1994)
TERRORISM AND TEXT CONFERENCE - Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University, (1989)

Filmography:

SHALLOW THOUGHTS – 20 min, DVD (2004)
ULTRAFUTURO MANIFEST – 30 min, DVD (2004)
THE MATRIX – music video for Analog Egg Box, 3 D animation (2002)
THE RATS ARE LEAVING THE SHOP - 51 min, BETACAM SP (2001)
THE BIGGEST MEATBALL IN THE WORLD - 110 min Mini DV, BETACAM SP (2001)
TO HUMAN REASON IN MEMORIAM - 7 min, 3D animation (2001)
ANARHIA – music video for Bobo, Tosho & Tabakov / Limburg Brothers(2001)
X MASK - 15 min - Mini DV, SVHS (2000)
BASTARDS - 110 min, Mini DV (2000) - Prize for the Most Honest Film, Stik Moscow Film Festival, 2003; First prize of Dreamcatcher International Video and Film Festival 2000, Kiev, Ukraine
POSTMODERNISTS IN HELL - 120min, MiniDV (1999)
THE SECRET AESTETICS OF THE MARTIAN SPIES 3 - 80 min, Betacam SP (1998)
THE SECRET AESTETICS OF THE MARTIAN SPIES 2 - 80 min, MiniDV (1997)
THE SECRET AESTETICS OF THE MARTIAN SPIES 1 - 80 min, MiniDV (1996)
PLAN 999" - 30 min, 3D animation (1997)
LCD CORRECTION - 30 min, 3D animation (1997)
11 LETTERS INSIDE - 110 min, SVHS (1995)
DEVIL’S MUSHROMS - 30 min, SVHS (1995)
MUSHROOMS BIRDEATERS - 30 min SVHS (1995)
DO NOT LOOK FOR THIS SHOW IN THE PROGRAMME - 110 min, SVHS (1995)
THE DAY OF THE BEAST - 6 min, 2D and puppet animation (1995)
BENETTON’S WORMS - 110 min, 35 mm (1989)

Producer of:

THE GREEN ELEPHANT CALF -110 min, BETACAM SP - directed by Svetlana Baskova (1999)
KOKKI THE RUNNING DOCTOR - 110 min, MiniDV, 16 mm - directed by Svetlana Baskova (1998)

Curator of:

STIK RADICAL FILM FESTIVAL - together with Sergej Salnikov (1996-1998)
LAND AND SPIRIT 2 - Kashirka Gallery, Moscow (1995)
ICE CREAM ART - Ice-Filli, ice-cream factory, Moscow (1994)
THE BLACK STAIRS - Krapotkinskaja Station, Moscow (1994)
Artistic director of TERR-ARTGallery, Leninski Prospect, Moscow (1992 – 1994)

Editor of:

Writes for INTRO life style magazine, Sofia (2004)
Editor of the magazine for radical art RADEK, Moscow (1993-2000)
A chief editor of the newspaper SCANDAL, Moscow (1990-93)
A chief editor of the magazine KOLOKOL, Moscow (1881-1990)
A chief editor of the magazine NO FUTURE, Moscow (1881-1990)

Artistic groups / membership:

1996-2000 - works in collaboration with ARTIFICIAL DREAMS LABORATORY on 3D hipno-programme visualizaton
1996-2000 – Founder of the REVOLUTIONARY YOUGHT STIK MOVEMENT, together with Sergej Salnikov
Since 1995 – Founder and leader of SUPERNOVA FILM UNION - filmmakers union - Svetlana Baskova, Aleksander Maslaev, Sergej Pahomov, Vladimir Epifantsev, Sergej Salnikov
Since 1995 - Leader of the ABSOLUTE LOVE SECT - group of radical actionists and performers, Emperor Vava, Dimitrii Pimenov, Farid Bogdalov, Tatiana Nikitina & Mihail Nikitin
1993-1995 - Member of NETSEZIUDIK - together with Alexander Brenner, Anatoliy Osmolovski, Dimitrii Pimenov, Sendi Revizorov, Aleksander Zubarzuk
1991 - Member of ETI – EXPROPRIATION OF ART TERRITORY - together with Anatoliy Osmolovski, Dimitrii Pimenov, Grigoriy Gousarov, Alexandra Obouhova
1987-1990 – Member of the Union of Young Writers fraction of the State Union of Russian Writers
1997-1998 – COMMITTEE OF ART & CULTURE COLLABORATION, Moscow

Selected publications:Oleg Mavromatti is included in the Encyclopedia of Russian Contemporary Filmmakers, 2001

KINO MAGAZINE #1/ 2005, Sofia – “Cinema Fantom 2 and not Only This” - by Galina Nikolaeva
BERLIN_MOSCOW, MOSCOW-BERLIN (catalogue) - Berlin, Moscow (2003)
CAPITAL LIGHT MAGAZINE #8/ year 2/ 2004 – “I Robot” – articles by K. Atanasova; M. Spirova; V Nikolov, A. Boichev; a number of the magazine dedicated to Mavromatti’s works
ROCKY MOUNTAIN’S NEWS – October 3, 2003- “BLOOD” scales man’s nature,place” by Voez Chandler
WESTWORD – October 30- November 5, 2003; social Studies, Art and Politics Mixed it up in the Season Opener at Denver’s MCA – by Michael Pagila
THE DAILY CAMERA - October 19th, 2003, “International Perspectives at MCA” by J.Gluckstern
A GIRL WITH AN OAR – a novel by Sveta Litvak 2003
CHRONICLES OF ANOTHER ORCHESTRA – a novel by Maxim Skvortsov 2003
HI COMM MAGAZINE for technology and communications # 28/2003, Sofia – “The Citizen Robot” – by Boris Kostadinov,
CONTEMPORARY UK; September/2002; “Sofia” – by David D’ Agostino
ART MONTHLY #59/242, by Robert Ayers 2000
OBJECTIVE – MONTLY MAGAZINE OF THE BULGARIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE, a member of the international Helsinki Federation of Human Rights # 89/ June 2002 – “Nationalist and Chauvinist Powers Rule our Society” - interview with O. Mavromatti by Svilen Ovcharov
MY POLIT BIOGRAPHY – an autobiographical novel by Eduard Limonov – 2002
PERFORMANCE ART – web publication by Margarita Meklina 2001
FLASH ART December/ 2001 - “Aperto Bulgaria” , by Iara Bubnova
Art between Tradition and Provocation – 2001 a book by Svilen Stefanov
REAZON KIDNAPPING – Art Will, 2001, St. Petersburg, by Alexander Medvedev
EGOIST LIFE STYLE MAGAZINE, December/2000 – “Oleg - Nail Your Hands”- by Inna Grigorova
ART MOSCOW MAGAZINE # 32/ 2001 - “Culture or Cult” by Vladimir Salnikov
ART MOSCOW MAGAZINE # 36/ 2001- “Mister X” by Tania Novikova
ART MOSCOW MAGAZINE # 30-31/ 1999 - “Mother Country Gave Them Stars” by Vladimir Salnikov
KOMOD Magazine for Art and Culture, Ekaterinburg, Russia - by Dmitry Kalinkin
MATADOR LIFE STYLE MAGAZINE 1998 (Special edition of the magazine called NE-MATADOR, dedicated to contra-culture) – “Supernew film wave” – interview with Oleg Mavromatti and Sergej Salnikov
RADEK # 1/ 1993 – “What I think of I…” by Oleg Mavromatti
ACCORDING TO NOT-WRITTEN LAWS OF THE STREET – collection of articles, Legacy Literature, Moscow – 1987

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