AJZ space invites you to attend an exhibition of social graphics by Victoria Lomasko, which will take place on August 17th at 7pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victoria is interested in the development of civil society in the post-Soviet space, especially in Russia and in countries with \u201cpro-Russian\u201d politics. Last year, the artist worked in Bishkek for two months, during which she created the graphic report \u201cJourney to Kyrgyzstan\u201d and a series of feminist stencils. Last summer, Lomasko worked in Yerevan for a month, doing research and gathering material for new works. According to the artist, there are no noticeable cultural, political and economic ties between Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. In the social sphere, however, as a result of the strong influence of Russia, the artist noticed many parallels between the two countries: nationalist sentiments, promotion of traditional values, homophobia, contrast between the East and the West, growth of social inequality, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the face of new laws restricting civil rights, what options does one have for resistance? How is state propaganda organized and how can it be countered? What actions are needed for the success of self-organized initiatives? Here are some of the questions Victoria is dealing with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this one-day exhibition, we also plan to have an informal discussion about the topics mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About the artist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Victoria Lomasko<\/strong> (b. 1978) graduated from the Faculty of Artistic and Technical Design of Printing Production of the Moscow State University of Printing Arts in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The artist explores and develops the Russian tradition of graphic reportage (such as \u201cLeningrad Blockade\u201d, \u201cGulag Concentration Camp\u201d and \u201cWar\u201d albums) through writing and teaching. In her graphic works, Lomasko explores contemporary Russian society, particularly the lives of diverse social groups and communities: orthodox believers, LGBT activists, underage prostitutes, migrants, sex workers, and state farm workers. As a graphic reportage artist, Lomasko has collaborated with various media and human rights organizations. She is also the co-curator of two long-term projects: \u201cDrawing the Court\u201d (in collaboration with Zlata Ponirovskaya) and \u201cFeminist Pencil\u201d (in collaboration with Nadia Plungyan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lomasko’s works have been exhibited both in street exhibitions (\u041e\u043a\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0439\u0410\u0431\u0430\u0439) and traditional museums (Russian Museum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her best-known works include the book of court reports \u201cForbidden Art\u201d (in collaboration with A. Nikolaev), the series of graphic reports \u201cChronicle of the Resistance\u201d created during opposition demonstrations, the project \u201cArt Lessons in a Teenage Colony\u201d and the graphic report \u201cSlaves in a Moscow Grocery Store\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From 2012 to 2014, Lomasko designed the self-published anarchist journal \u201cVolya\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3529,"menu_order":56,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":""},"activities_categoria":[70],"class_list":["post-3528","activities","type-activities","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","activities_categoria-nest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activities\/3528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activities"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activities"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activities\/3528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activities_categoria","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activities_categoria?post=3528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}