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Photo by Dr. Gerald Janecek, Dmitry Prigov in his studio, 1986.
Land of Tomorrow, in collaboration with University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences and College of Fine Arts are pleased to present ALФABET, an exhibition of Russian experiments in visual and sound poetry from the collection of Dr. Gerald Janecek. ALФABET will open with a reception on Friday, February 8th at 7pm and remain on display until February 22nd.
For most of the existence of the Soviet Union artists, writers, and musicians who chose not to work under the philosophy of Socialist Realism were subjected to persecution by the authorities. Labeled as “dissidents” or “non-conformists”, they worked underground, away from officially sanctioned performance and exhibit spaces. These creative individuals often met in the same spaces, knew the same people, and collaborated on works together. ALФABET is an exhibition of Russian art, poetry, and sound designed to highlight these relationships and collaborations and their continuation into present-day Russia. Among the many artists included in this exhibition are Dmitry Prigov, Erik Bulatov, Boris Konstriktor, Rea Nikonova, Serge Segay, Oleg Vassiliev, Art Group Voina, and Vladimir Yankilevsky.
This exhibition is based on the collection of Dr. Gerald Janecek. Dr. Janecek recently served as Professor of Russian and Eastern Studies at the University of Kentucky. His areas of research include Russian Literature of the Symbolist Period, Futurism, Post-Futurism, Contemporary Avant-garde Poetry, and Moscow Conceptualism. Dr. Janecek’s collection spans over four decades of travel and research in Russia and consists of some of the most notable and influential Russian artists from the latter half of the twentieth century.
