Arthur GolyakovBorn 1991, Svalyava, Ukraine.
Lives and works in Kazan, Russia
Artist, curator
co-founder Plague, Plague Space, Plague Office and 2.27.7 Club
curator and teacher of SMENA Lab
Contact: abel23[at]mail.ru
Instagram: krabel1 Education
2015 - 2016 KICA (КИСИ), Course The Art of Rapid Response, Krasnodar, Russia
2008 - 2013 KubSU, Faculty of Art and Graphic, Krasnodar, Russia
Upcoming Shows
2024 - Solo Show, Devyatnadtsat', Moscow, Russia
Solo Shows and Projects:
2023 - I Love it, Daipyat Gallery, Voronezh, Russia
2023 - Soft, 0 room, Samara, Russia
2023 - Exhibition 2, The End Of The World, Brussels, Belgium
2022 - Firefly, IP Vinogradov, Moscow, Russia
2022 - A Throw of the Dice, Devyatnadtsat', Moscow, Russia
2022 - Agenda, Curated by Underground Flower, Plague Space, Krasnodar, Russia
2021 - Named, Boreal Throne, USA
2019 - Billy, Lestnica Gallery, Krasnodar, Russia
2018 - Corpus, Tasting room, Kazan, Russia
Duo Shows:
2023 - the Artist, (w/ Bora Akinciturk), Masla lisse, Moscow, Russia
2023 - By the SUN, (w/ Zukhra Salakhova), Smena, Kazan, Russia
2022 - The Pony Show (w/ Vitaly Bezpalov), off-site, Tula, Russia
Selected Group Shows:
2023 - Plague Fashion Show, Plague Office, Kazan, Russia / Curated by Plague
2023 - Dream Archipelago, Gallery Victoria, Samara, Russia / Curated by Sergey Guskov
2023 - Absinthe, Smena, Kazan, Russia / Curated by Plague
2023 - Ring Ring Ring, Pal Project, Paris, Ftance / Curated Andy Rankin,
2023 - Utopia, Curated by Daipyat Gallery & Daria Arbuzova in Dubai, UAE.
2023 - Unfin, Tzvetnik School of Contemporary Art, Moscow
2023 - Dream Archipelago, Smena, Kazan, Russia / Curated by Sergey Guskov
2023 - A one-way street, Triumph, Moscow, Russia
2023 - Day Eight, Synthetic leather factory, Kazan, Russia
2022 - Plague Expo Show, Plague Office, Curated by Plague, Kazan, Russia
2022 - Terminal B, Curated by Plague, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2022 - I.O.N. 2: Dirty Laundry, Curated by ION, Keiv, Athens, Greece
2022 - Credit History, Curated by Plague as part of I.O.N. 2: Dirty Laundry, 2022
2022 - Когда ты безоружен, Oktava, Tula, Russia
2022 - Boreal Throne, Curated by Plague & Boreal Throne, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2022 - Кажется будет выставка в Казани. Хождения по краю, Curated by Alexey Maslyaev & Kirill Maevsky, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2022 - Missing Dog, Curated by Off-site tm, Prague / Online
2022 - Baitball Project 02, Palazzo San Giuseppe, Polignano a Mare, Italy
2021 - Ok boomer, 3+1, Curated by Plague, Plague Space, Krasnodar, Russia
2021 - Sinkhole Project, (invited by Sinkhole Project), Curated by Plague, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2021 - Weight, (w/ Vanya Venmer & Stas Lobachevskiy), Altan, Oslo, Norway
2021 - 2121 Time capsule, Curated by Christian Roncea, Goodbuy Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2021 - Aladdin Kebab, Curated by Tzvetnik, Llil space, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2021 - Червонi тiнi / Red Shadows, Curated by 2.27.7 Club, Kazan, Russia
2020 - Maman 妈妈, Curated by Solo Show, Online
2020 - Happy New Year, Curated by Plague, Plague Space, Krasnodar, Russia
2020 - Episode 6: Morning, Curated by Plague & Dharma initiatives, Novorossiysk, Russia / Online
2020 - Tutorial, Curated by Marian Luft, Gözde Filinta & Ronny Szillo, Bsmnt Gallery, Leipzig, Germany
2020 - The days are just packed, The Pool, Istanbul, Turkey
2020 - Hearth 2, Curated by Underground Flower, ill fame, Perth, Australia
2020 - Wandering lights, is part of Garden of Death - a collaborative exhibition project
2020 - Coloring Quarantine, Exile Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2020 - Host, Curated by CPU, Online
2020 - The Color of Pomegranates, Curated by 2.27.7 Club, Tbilisi, Georgia
2020 - Source Pool (No one would get angry at an empty boat), Curated by Underground Flower, Perth, Australia
2019 - Umbrella.Corp, Curated by Plague, Makaronka Art Center, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2019 - Better don't touch it, (invited by Anna Teterkina), Curated by Plague, Issmag Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Beneath the beach,seamless paving stones, Rhizome parking garage as part of The Wrong Biennale
2019 - Lump, (w/ Stas Lobachevskiy & Omutov), Smirnov & Sorokin Foundation, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Hearth, Curated by Underground Flower, ill Fame, Perth, Australia
2019 - Smiling, Despised, Curated by Plague & Underground flower, Krasnodar, Russia / Perth, Australia
2019 - ГБР volume 1, Curated by Ksenia Markelova, Cultural Transit, Yekaterinburg, Russia
2019 - We will, Curated by Plague, The High of Culture, Krasnodar, Russia
2019 - Свидетелем будете? 2007/19, CCI Fabrika, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Klavier, Curated by Plague, Apollo bar, Krasnodar, Russia
2019 - Truth Update, Curated by Plague, Edicola Radetzky, Milan,Italy
2019 - EXE, Curated by Plague & Tzvetnik, Lick brick, Krasnodar, Russia
2018 - First blood, Curated by Plague, Street Burg, Krasnodar, Russia
Curatorial Shows:
2023 - The last off-site show on the Earth at Plague Space and everywhere, pt 2., Plague Space, Krasnodar, Russia
2023 - The last off-site show on the Earth at Plague Space and everywhere, pt 1. off-site /online
2023 - Извини, извини, Solo Show by Nuriia Nurgalieva, Smena Gallery, Kazan Russia
2023 - Rivers of the Underworld, Synthetic leather factory, Kazan, Russia
2023 - Absithe, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2023 - Day Eight, Synthetic leather factory, Kazan, Russia
2023 - FACE, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2023 - Menagerie Delegation Visits the Tower to Utopian Aspirations / Делегация зверинца посещает башню утопических устремлений, Sollo Show by Noah Travis Phillips, Plague Office, Kazan, Russia and Rude Gallery, Denver, USA
2022 - Session 1: The act of senseless and prolonged staring into the distancce, Solo Show by Daria Skripal.Table, Plague Office, Kazan, Russia
2022 - Plague Expo Show, Plague Office, Kazan, Russia
2022 - Terminal B, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2022 - Credit History, as part of I.O.N. 2: Dirty Laundry, 2022
2022 - Boreal Throne, Curated by Plague & Boreal Throne, Smena, Kazan, Russia
2021 - Ok boomer, 3+1, Plague Space, Krasnodar, Russia
2021 - Sinkhole Project, (invited by Sinkhole Project), Smena, Kazan, Russia
2021 - Process, Plague Space, Krasnodar, Russia
2021 - Red Shadows, Kazan, Russia
2020 - Happy New Year, Plague Space, Krasnodar, Russia
2020 - Wandering lights, Krasnodar, Russia
2020 - The Color of Pomegranates, Tbilisi, Georgia
2019 - Umbrella.Corp, Makaronka Art Center, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2019 - Better don't touch it, Issmag Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Smiling, Despised, Krasnodar, Russia / Perth, Australia
2019 - We will, The High of Culture, Krasnodar, Russia
2019 - Klavier, Apollo bar, Krasnodar, Russia
2018 - First blood, Street Burg, Krasnodar, Russia
Curatorial Projects:
2023 - ongoing - Smena LAB, Kazan, Russia
2020 - ongoing - 2.27.7. Club
2021 - G.O.D. Garden of Dreams
2020 - G.O.D. Garden of Death
Press & publications:
2023 - ST.ART magazine issue No.12 Cover and conversation (RU)
2023 - Pizza (02) | Arthur Golyakov Work in focus (EN/ITA)
2022 - Что такое Plague... Conversation w/ Alisa Granova (RU)
2022 - Имея сеть единомышленников... Conversation w/ Natalya Serkova (RU)
2021 - Выглядеть убедительно Conversation w/ Sergey Guskov (RU)
2021 - Gold und Liebe IV. – PLAGUE Conversation w/ Ráhel Anna Molnár (EN/H)
2020 - Q&A: PLAGUE [Krasnodar] Interview w/ Kathryn Zazenski (EN)
2020 - PLAGUE — This Shall Not Pass Text by Alex Fisher (EN)
2019 - Фокус: Краснодар. ***lump Review by Sergey Guskov (RU)
2019 - Проект ***lump Interview (w/ Stas Lobachevskiy & Omutov) (RU)
Printed press & publications:
2023 - ST.ART magazine issue No.12 Cover and conversation (RU)
2022 - Artist of the issue Cover and spreads of Dialogue of Arts, issue No.5 (RU)