biography of Ilya KABAKOV (1933-2023)
Personal data
Birth : 1933 - Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Death : 05/27/2023
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : France - Ukraine - United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesFamily relations
Husband of Emilia KABAKOV [ 1945 ]Representatives
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – 7 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – Mirabellplatz 2 – Salzburg, Austria
Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
Galleria Continua 2 – Via del Castello 11 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
Education
1957 : Surikov Art Institute – Tovarischesky Per., 30 – Moscow, Russia
Professional data
Work and Life
1989:Started working with his wife Emila KABAKOV.
1980:Has been exhibiting throughout Europe.
1970 – 1980:Leader of the Moscow Movement “Romantic Conceptualism” also knwon as NOMA, Moscow, Russia.
1950:Worked as a book illustrator in the fifties, Moscow, Russia.
Prizes
1989
1989 : The Ludwig Prize Friends of the Museum of Ludwig – Aachen, Germany
Awarded by : Suermont Ludwig Museum Aachen – Studio Wilhelmstrasse 18 – Aachen, Germany
Honorary degree
1995
1995 : Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , Chevalier – Paris, France
Awarded by : Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication – 3 rue Valois – Paris, France
Work
Categorie and medium
Sculpture-Volume : Installation 
Drawing-Watercolor : Drawing Movements and styles
Conceptual ArtWorks
| Druckgrafiken | |
| Date of creation : 2000 In collaboration with : Emilia KABAKOV | |
| Woman as A Fountain : Courtyard Sculpture Project | |
| Date of creation : 1999 Medium : Drawing | |
| Looking Up. Reading the Words... | |
| Date of creation : 1997 Medium : Installation Materials : steel Size : 145 x 113 cm In collaboration with : Emilia KABAKOV | |
| Twenty Ways To Get An Apple Listening to the Music of Mozart | |
| Date of creation : 1997 Medium : Installation In collaboration with : Emilia KABAKOV | |
| Monument to the Lost Glove | |
| Date of creation : 1997 Medium : Installation Materials : resin-steel In collaboration with : Emilia KABAKOV | |
| Noma | |
| Date of creation : 1993 Medium : Installation In collaboration with : Emilia KABAKOV | |
| The Toilet | |
| Date of creation : 1992 Medium : Installation In collaboration with : Emilia KABAKOV | |
| Incident at the Museum or Water Music | |
| Date of creation : 1992 Medium : Installation In collaboration with : Emilia KABAKOV | |
| L'Homme qui s'est envolé dans l'espace | |
| Date of creation : 1988 Medium : Installation Size : 280 x 610 x 244 cm | |
| The Man Who Flew Into Space From His Apartment | |
| Date of creation : 1984 Medium : Installation | |
| Ten Characters | |
| Date of creation : 1972-1975 | |
| Anton Markovich Poliakin | |
| Date of creation : 1970 Medium : Drawing Materials : chinese ink-pencil Supports : paper | |
| Composition | |
| Date of creation : 1968 Medium : Drawing Materials : pencil-ink Supports : paper | |
| Measuring the Weight of Varnometer | |
| Date of creation : 1961 Medium : Drawing Materials : pastel Supports : paper | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2005
The Estate of Ilya Kabakov
De Pury & Luxembourg – Zurich ZH, Switzerland
08/01/2005 – 10/31/2005
2001
Galerie Clara Maria Sels GmbH – Düsseldorf, Germany
06/2001 – 08/2001
1999
The Life and Creativity of Charles Rosenthal
ATM – Art Tower Mito – Mito, Japan
1999
Retrospective of Drawings
Sprengel Museum – Hanover, Germany
1999
The Boat of my Life
Museum of Art Duke University – Durham NC, United States
1999
1998
The Life of Flies
Barbara Gladstone Gallery – New York NY, United States
1998
1997
The Artist’s Library
Satani Gallery – Tokyo, Japan
1997
It Happens Tomorrow
Weisses Schloss – Zurich ZH, Switzerland
1997
The Reading Room
Guild Hall Museum, United States
1997
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – 7 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Sprovieri – 27 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Shugoarts – Shinkawa 1-31-6, – Tokyo, Japan
2003
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – Mirabellplatz 2 – Salzburg, Austria
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Mike Karstens Graphics – Am Hawerkamp 31 – Münster in Westfalen, Germany
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
Art in CASO
CASO Contemporary Art Space Osaka – Osaka, Japan
04/25/2002 – 04/29/2002
Represented by : Shugoarts – Shinkawa 1-31-6, – Tokyo, Japan
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Galleria Continua 2 – Via del Castello 11 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galleria Continua – Via Arco dei Becci, 1 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galleria Continua 2 – Via del Castello 11 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Multiple Box – Admiralitätsstrasse 76 – Hamburg, Germany
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galleria Continua 2 – Via del Castello 11 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Mike Karstens Graphics – Am Hawerkamp 31 – Münster in Westfalen, Germany
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galleria Continua 2 – Via del Castello 11 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Johan Deumens – Willem II Laan 17 – Landgraaf, Netherlands
2000
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Galleria Continua 2 – Via del Castello 11 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Karenina Galerie – Operrnring 21 – Vienna, Austria
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Johan Deumens – Willem II Laan 17 – Landgraaf, Netherlands
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Clara Maria Sels GmbH – Postrasse 3 – Düsseldorf, Germany
1988
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
1988
Group exhibitions
2002
L’Art Mol et Raide…
MAC Musée d’Art Contemporain – Lyon, France
10/18/2002 – 08/01/2003
2001
Szenenwechsel / Change of Scene XIX
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst – Frankfurt, Germany
03/30/2001 – 09/02/2001
2000
Ein Räumen
Hamburger Kunsthalle – Hamburg, Germany
10/20/2000 – 01/21/2001
1999
Cantieri Culturali Alla Zisa
Spazio Ducrot – Palermo PA, Italy
04/16/1999 – 07/27/1999
1998
A Meeting : Jan Fabre and Ilya Kabakov
Deweer Art Gallery – Otegem, Belgium
1998
1994
Ivan Chuikov, Ilya Kabakov, Vadim Zacharov
Deweer Art Gallery – Otegem, Belgium
1994
1992
Documenta IX
Museum Fridericianum – Kassel, Germany
06/13/1992 – 09/20/1992
1988
43° Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
1988
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