Gates of Time – KVARTIRA S

Dates: October 10 – December 12, 2022

Opening reception: October 15, 2022, Saturday, 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Venue: Rynok na Leninskom art space, 108 Leninsky Prospekt, Bldg. 1, 2nd floor, Moscow

Opening hours: daily, 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Exhibition curator: art historian and art journalist Anastasia Dmitrenko

The Gateway of Time project brings together works by four contemporary artists whose practices reflect on chronos. The exhibition sets out to create a portal through which viewers can embark on a journey through time.

"Kira Mrik’s abstract works serve as guides through the exhibition, drawing viewers in and inviting them to take flight through time. THeo.dhozer’s canvases mesmerize, projecting images of the past and future into the subconscious. The works of Konstantin S and Maria Tarasenko, meanwhile, present a vision of a future shaped by pervasive robotization and environmental catastrophes. Looking at the diverse and unquestionably profound works of Kira Mrik, THeo.dhozer, Konstantin S, and Maria Tarasenko, one cannot help but forget the troubles weighing on one’s soul," says exhibition curator Anastasia Dmitrenko.

About the artists:

Konstantin S
Artist. He received his higher education in Saint Petersburg. He completed courses in directing. He works in painting and video art. Selected exhibitions: "Red Dot Art Fire," Miami, USA (2021); the group exhibition "Anthropological Impressionism" (2012, Sochi); the group exhibition "Time, Forward! Forward, Time!" (2003, Sochi), and many others. Konstantin’s works are represented in galleries in Moscow, London, and New York.

Maria Tarasenko

Artist. She trained in monumental and decorative art. She lives and works in Moscow. She is an educator and a decorative furniture painter. She has participated in exhibitions and art fairs. Her work expresses the idea of animal populations disappearing and humanity’s role in their extinction. Maria is interested in nature, as well as in global environmental issues affecting all humankind. She incorporates mythological elements and symbolism into her works.

Kira Mrik

Artist, publisher, and educator. Member of the Industrial Graphics Section of the Moscow Union of Artists. Graduate of the Art Design studio at the Moscow Art and Industry Institute, where she studied under artist Boris Mikhailov, and of the Free Workshops School of Contemporary Art at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. The central theme of Kira Mrik’s practice is color and its effect on the individual. Inspired by the works of Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko, and other twentieth-century avant-garde artists, Kira seeks her own visual language and a means of conveying emotion through painting and collage. "90 Years of the Moscow Union of Artists," New Tretyakov Gallery, 2022. "How I Spent This Summer" exhibition, Nazavod Gallery, 2021. Solo exhibition "Between" at Promgrafika Gallery, 2020.

THeo.Dhozer

Artist. He began his creative journey as a graffiti artist. He is developing his own graphic style, "hypnographics," which explores the transformation of simple and complex forms. Selected exhibitions: "Colorama" (2018); TOKYO HAUT PARTY (Moscow, 2020); KOTART (Moscow, 2020), and others. He took part in the solo exhibition "Pixels" (2021). The artist’s works are held in private collections in Russia.