Voitsekhov Leonid Yurievich

Ukrainian art theorist, painter, graphic artist, author of actions, performances, installations. Leonid Yu. Voitsekhov was born on October 5, 1955 in Odessa. From 1971-73 years. – Odessa Art College. Grekova. From 1975-1976 – the Odessa Pedagogical Institute. Ushinsky, department of graphic arts and graphic arts. From 1977-1978 – Odessa Civil Engineering Institute, Architectural Faculty. In 1987 he moved to Moscow, a member of the City Committee of Graphs. From 1988-1990 – oversaw the project “Diaspora” (exhibition of Jewish artists). Since 1991 – coordinator of the project “Jewish Museum of the CIS”. The main exhibitions: “APT-ART”, Moscow, New York, Washington (1983-86); The 18th Youth Exhibition. Manege, Moscow (1988); The Eidos. Palace of Youth, Moscow (1988); “Rauschenberg is for us, we are Rauschenberg.” The first gallery, Moscow (1989); “… until the 33’s.” Palace of Youth, Moscow (1989); “Inexpensive art”. The first gallery, Moscow (1989); “Dialogue with the Russian avant-garde. Contemporary Soviet art. ” Center of Boris Vian, Paris (1989); “Medgermeneutics and others.” Gallery Krings-Ernst, Cologne (1989); “Green Exhibition”. Museum of New Art, New York (1989); “The USSR today (new acquisitions).” The Ludwig Museum, Aachen. Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint-Etienne (1989); «Furmanny Artists». Warsaw-Paris-Berne (1990); “Diaspora”. Central House of Artists, Moscow (1990); “Psychedelic in Russian conceptualism.” Center Pompidou, Paris (2000); “Russian conceptualism.” Madrid-Lisbon (2002); «The first collection». Central House of Artists, Kiev (2003); “A Farewell to Arms”. Arsenal, Kiev (2004); “Art raiding.” Starokonny market, Odessa (2007). The author’s works are in collections: the Ludwig Museum (Germany), the Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne (Australia), the city museum of Angers (France), the city museum of Martigny (Switzerland), the Museum of New Russian Art (New York) , The State Tretyakov Gallery (Russia), in private collections (Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine).

Photo: Leonid Voitsekhov “Underwater sketch in purple tones”