Dates: 18/02/2025 - 06/04/2025
Address: 9 Usacheva St., Moscow
Since 2007, the "Nepokorennye" (The Unconquered) art residency has served as a laboratory for artists, created by the artists themselves for the sake of creative freedom. Over the years, it has evolved into a platform that launched dozens of prominent names in Russian contemporary art. The residency's space comprises ten studios, a gallery, and a communication area—a hall where the floors are covered with carpets, like a living fabric of dialogue.
The curators use carpets as a crucial element of the project's exhibition design; now they are not mere decoration but a metaphor. Their patterns, reminiscent of gardens, allude not to earthly landscapes but to a utopian Eden. Here, paradise becomes a symbol of the eternal quest—the human attempt to create harmony in a chaotic world. It is this dream of a "garden city," of perfection, that unites the residents, whose works vary in style and concept but converge in their pursuit of an ideal.
The carpets in the exhibition's interior play a dual role: they visually divide the space into zones dedicated to different artists while simultaneously weaving the display into a cohesive narrative. Authentic furniture, art objects placed in unexpected corners, and an intentional rejection of strict symmetry—all of this recreates the spirit of the studio: vibrant, slightly chaotic, and charged with experimental energy. "Nepokorennye" is not just a studio, but an organism where every detail breathes art.
We present works by 15 contemporary artists who have been residents of the studio at different times. The creative chaos and unconventional display formats echo the atmosphere of open studios, creating a unique, living creative environment.
Artists: Ekaterina Andriyanova, Tatiana Akhmetgalieva, Stas Bags, Ilya Gaponov, Andrey Gorbunov, Irina Drozd, Sergei Kolosov, Vadim Leukhin, Asya Marakulina, Vladimir Migachev, Mitya Mokhonorylov, Konstantin Novikov, Evgeny Svedlov, Natalia Spechinskaya, Igor Sharko.
The curators use carpets as a crucial element of the project's exhibition design; now they are not mere decoration but a metaphor. Their patterns, reminiscent of gardens, allude not to earthly landscapes but to a utopian Eden. Here, paradise becomes a symbol of the eternal quest—the human attempt to create harmony in a chaotic world. It is this dream of a "garden city," of perfection, that unites the residents, whose works vary in style and concept but converge in their pursuit of an ideal.
The carpets in the exhibition's interior play a dual role: they visually divide the space into zones dedicated to different artists while simultaneously weaving the display into a cohesive narrative. Authentic furniture, art objects placed in unexpected corners, and an intentional rejection of strict symmetry—all of this recreates the spirit of the studio: vibrant, slightly chaotic, and charged with experimental energy. "Nepokorennye" is not just a studio, but an organism where every detail breathes art.
We present works by 15 contemporary artists who have been residents of the studio at different times. The creative chaos and unconventional display formats echo the atmosphere of open studios, creating a unique, living creative environment.
Artists: Ekaterina Andriyanova, Tatiana Akhmetgalieva, Stas Bags, Ilya Gaponov, Andrey Gorbunov, Irina Drozd, Sergei Kolosov, Vadim Leukhin, Asya Marakulina, Vladimir Migachev, Mitya Mokhonorylov, Konstantin Novikov, Evgeny Svedlov, Natalia Spechinskaya, Igor Sharko.