Open Systems: ZHIR Gallery, Media Impact Festival, Moscow

ZHIR Gallery May 2009 – November 2010 Organizers: Tatiana Volkova, Vladimir Ovcharenko Rented space at WINZAVOD contemporary art center, Moscow Media Impact Festival 2011–present Organizers (in different times): Alexander Bidin, Victoria Begalskaya, Vassily Bogachev, Tatiana Volkova, Grin, Daria Voruiubivaeva, Alexander Delfinov, Polina Zaslavskaya, Evgenia Zubchenko, Alexey Iorsh, Taisia Krugovykh, Maria Kalinina, Matvey Krylov (Skif), Artem Loscutov, Roman Minaev, Anton Polsky (Make), Pavel Mitenko, Denis Mustafin, Anton Nikolaev, Natalia Nikulenkova, Anya Sarang, Oxana Sarkisyan, Seroe Fioletovoe, Yulia Strausova, Tatiana Sushenkova, Anna Tereshkina, Madina Tlostanova, Ilya Falkovsky, Vlad Chizhenkov, Igor Chubarov Moscow, Murmansk, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Saint Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Tolyatti Garage Museum of Contemporary Art presents Open Systems. Self-Organized Art Initiatives in Russia: 2000–2015. Since 2000, the Russian art scene has witnessed the rise of artists’ DIY initiatives, including independent non-profit spaces, exhibitions in deserted factories and underground crosswalks, street festivals, internet projects, and apartment shows. Together these reflect the autonomy of emerging generations of artists from both state-run and private institutions. Open Systems is a live, research-based exhibition that presents self-organized initiatives, exploring the phenomenon through the perspectives of artists who have pioneered projects over the past 15 years.