Yuri Vasiliev

Yuri Vasiliev works in the field of poster, unique graphic, performance and object. He is a laureate of the International Biennial of Easel Graphic Art “Kaliningrad – Koenigsberg”, the author of the conception of the exhibition “Sardines in oil”, a member of The Artists’ Union of Russia. Personal exhibitions: 1980 – Poster exhibition; The Artists’ House, Kaliningrad. 1992 – “Landscape I”. A performance, jointly with A. Klementsovas (Lithuania); the Kaliningrad region 1993 – “Under the light”. A performance, jointly with C. Hoffmann (Germany); Kaliningrad 1994 – Exhibition of Graphics, jointly with C. Tyukanov; Lubek, Germany 1994-96 – “3 K”, jointly with A. Klementsovac (Lithuania) and B. Salto (Sweden); within the framework of The International Festival of Arts of the Baltic cities; The Kaliningrad Art Gallery (Russia), Villa of count Kserokovsky, Sopot (Poland), The Museum of Arts, Karlskrona (Sweden), The Palace of exhibitions, Klaipeda (Lithuania). 1998 – “Untitled”; works on the paper; organized by the Kaliningrad branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Art, The Kaliningrad Art Gallery, The State Art Museum in Kostroma. 1998 – “Untitled”; the action was held in a building of a desolate workshop; the Kaliningrad branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Art. 1999 – “Attic of the Recognition”; the exhibition was staged in a Kaliningrad Art school for children; the Kaliningrad branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Art. 2002 – Project “Russian Red”, III Festival Institute PRO ARTE “Contemporary Art in the traditional museum”, The Museum of Kuindzy, St Petersburg. 2003 – Project “Russian Red”, the municipal art gallery, Kostroma (Russia). Selected exhibitions: 1999 – “Sardines in oil”, the Kaliningrad branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Art, The Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad. 2000 – The 6th International Contemporary Easel Graphic Art, the Art Gallery, Kaliningrad. 2001 – “Prussian Blue”, Castle Sanssouci, Orangerie, Potsdam (Germany). 2001 – The 2nd World Festival of Art on Paper, Ljubljana (Slovenia). 2002 – The International Multimedia Art Festival (IMAF 2002), MAS Gallery, Odzaci, Yugoslavia. 2002 – “Davaj, Davaj” (exhibition of Russian contemporary art), Berlin (Germany); MAK, Vienna (Austria).