From May 15 to 18, DiDi Gallery participated in the "Contour" graphics fair in Nizhny Novgorod. The gallery's booth featured works by St. Petersburg artists of different generations: Leonid Borisov (1943-2013), Viktor Remishevsky (b. 1957), and Victoria Kravtsova (b. 1997).
The main idea of the exhibition reflects three methods of space research in graphic art.
Leonid Borisov In my practice, I have turned to geometric minimalism. At the DiDi Gallery stand, works from the 1970s-2000s will be presented.
"Abstraction, minimalism, geometry — these are the guiding principles in my work. Abstraction is the free expression of an artistic idea. Minimalism is the sterility of this expression. Geometry is the foundation of all visual formation" — L. Borisov
Viktor Remishevsky, connecting religious and scientific concepts, presented works dedicated to the monograph of the Soviet biophysicist A. L. Chizhevsky "Earth's Echo of Solar Storms," as well as the object "Babylon," created from cast handmade paper and embossing.
Victoria Kravtsova I have prepared a new series of works "Whose Fields Are These?". On paper are depicted deserted lands: paths leading into fields, wastelands and old roads, which become a peculiar map of the area. These places are strange quiet islands of land, whose addresses have been lost or forgotten. The glass adds ghostly, changing and fragile traces of life that was in these places before.
"This work is a reflection on the value of land, its dependence on constantly changing boundaries and land cadastres, and on how even on forgotten wastelands, paths remain trodden," says the artist.
Thank you to the organizers and residents of the city for the warm welcome, to the artists for their trust, to the collectors for their attention and support, and to our colleagues for the wonderful atmosphere!
DiDi Gallery stand — №13May 15 – 18, 2025Nizhny Novgorod, Teatralnaya pl., 1
© St. Petersburg, 2005, all rights reserved
