[BCMA] Fwd: AES+F, Last Riot at Richmond Art Gallery, February 3 - April 3, 2011

Tue Jan 25 14:24:14 PST 2011

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Subject: 	AES+F, Last Riot at Richmond Art Gallery, February 3 - April 
3, 2011
Date: 	Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:45:31 -0800
From: 	Hickey, Paula <PHickey at richmond.ca>
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/Last Riot/

AES+F//

(Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovitch, Evgeny Svyatsky + Vladimir Fridkes)

*AES+F/, Last Riot 2/ (detail), video still, 2005--2007*

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*Richmond Art Gallery*

*February 4 -- April 3, 2011*

**

The Richmond Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Vancouver Biennale, 
is pleased to present the first Canadian exhibition of /Last Riot, /a 
computer generated video installation//by*the Russian artist collective, 
AES+F./Last Riot/, one of the most celebrated presentations at the 2007 
V*enice Biennale, is a three-screen high definition video based on the 
aesthetics of computer animation, video gaming, and commercial 
advertising where stylized acts of violence set in a digital landscape 
form a critique of contemporary culture.The exhibition opens Thursday, 
February 3, 7-9 pm at the Richmond Art Gallery, and continues until 
April 3, 2011.**

/Last Riot/is a montage of elements generated from a range of historical 
and contemporary sources. The work abounds in references to art 
historical paintings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.Employing 
the aesthetics of cinema, advertising and fashion AES+F expose the 
fantasy visualization of pop culture.Superimposed on a surreal 
landscape, beautiful airbrushed youth dressed in camouflage sportswear, 
wield baseball bats, golf clubs and swords enacting a choreographed 
slow-motion battleaccompanied by the music of Wagner'sGötterdämmerung. 
Weapons are raised and threaten repeatedly and brutally, yet the 
hand-to-hand combat is bloodless and without pain.

References made to technology, consumption and energy resources direct 
attention to increasing global tensions leading to a world gone awry. 
/Last Riot/ is a complex, hyper-realistic work that critiques the 
media's depiction of violence and raises questions concerning the values 
and direction of Western culture.

AES+F, is an acronym forArzamasova, Evzovich, Svyatsky andFridkes*.*The 
artists came together as AES in 1987, then when photographer Vladimir 
Fridkes joined in 1995, the collective became known as AES+F.They work 
collectively in media ranging from photography, sculpture and drawing to 
video, performance and computer-based media.

Richmond Art Gallery would like to thank the Vancouver Biennale, Barrie 
Mowatt and his associates, Sarah Creedon, and Gillian Wood. Thankyou 
also to Ruth Addison of the Triumph Gallery in Moscow, for facilitating 
the loan of the artwork and to George Arzamasov for his technical 
assistance.The Richmond Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support 
of the City ofRichmond, the British Columbia Arts Council and the 
Province of British Columbia.

Two of the artists from AES+F, Tatiana Arzamasova and Lev Evzovich, will 
be in Vancouver from February 26 to March 5th.

RELATED EVENTS

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/Young People's Image World: Media Literacy for the Digital Age/
A discussion with Dr. Stuart R. Poyntz, Ph.D.
*Saturday, March 5 from 1:00-2:00 at Richmond Art Gallery*

This discussion looks at the impact of digital media on youth 
culture.How does imagery from television, film, video games, and fashion 
magazines impact our youth?How do we navigate our children and ourselves 
through the bombardment of violent and sexualized images that we are 
exposed to on a daily basis?

Dr. Stuart R. Poyntz is an Assistant Professor of Media, Technology and 
Production for the School of Communication at Simon Fraser 
University.Dr. Poyntz looks at children's media culture, theories of the 
public sphere, and young people's historical thinking in relation to 
digital media. He has an extensive background in the history of media 
literacy, nationally and internationally, and has published writing in 
the /Canadian Journal of Education/, /the Review of Education, Pedagogy 
and Cultural Studies/, and various edited collections. His new book, 
/Media Literacies: Between Past and Future/, will be published by 
Wiley-Blackwell in 2011.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

*Tatiana Arzamasova*Born in Moscow in 1955. Graduated from the State 
Architectural Institute in 1978. Lives and works in Moscow.Practised 
conceptual architecture. Awarded the Grand-Prix in the OISTT/UNESCO 
competition 'Theatre of the Future'. Participated in conceptual 
architecture exhibitions in London, Paris and Venice.

*Lev Evzovitch*Born in Moscow in 1958. Graduated from the State 
Architectural Institute in 1982. Lives and works in Moscow. Practised 
conceptual architecture.Awarded a prize in the OISTT competition 'The 
Touring Theatre' in Stockholm. Participated in conceptual architecture 
exhibitions in Milan, Frankfurt and Paris. Worked as a designer and 
director of animated film and also as designer of the film 'Sunset'.

*Evgeny Svyatsky*Born in Moscow in 1957. Graduated from the Book Design 
Faculty of the Moscow Printing Institute. Lives and works in Moscow and 
New York. Worked as a designer in publishing and advertising. 
Participated in international poster competitions and exhibitions of 
book illustration, graphic design and posters.Was creative director of a 
number of Moscow publishers.

*Vladimir Fridkes*Born in Moscow in 1956. Lives and works in Moscow. 
Worked as a fashion photographer for publications such as Vogue, 
Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Sunday Times 
Style. Participated in the Moscow Photo Biennale in 1986, 1998 and 2002; 
in the Fashion and Style in Photography Festival in 1997, 1999 and 2001; 
and in Art Moscow in 2001

The artists came together as AES in 1987. Photographer Vladimir Fridkes 
joined in 1995 and the group became known as AES+F. The artists live and 
work in Moscow.

*Vancouver Biennale *

**

The Vancouver Biennale is the World's Open Air Museum featuring 
sculpture, new media and performance work situated along scenic bike 
routes, beachside walkways, rapid transit stations and urban plazas. The 
objective is to celebrate contemporary art in public places, 
transforming the urban landscape into a cultural experience for people 
to enjoy where they live, work, play and transit throughout the day. The 
2009-2011 exhibition in-TRANSIT-ion includes 40 works of art by renown 
and breakthrough artists from 15 countries worldwide with a focus on 
Asia. The Vancouver Biennale also produces supporting programmes 
including interactive school curriculum, cycling events, and public 
symposium, and is committed to leaving a legacy of public art in host 
communities.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Nan Capogna, Curator

Lynn Beavis, Director

Richmond Art Gallery

604.247.8300 or 8312.

Gallery Hours

Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm

Weekends, 10am to 5pm

Closed for statutory holidays

Richmond Art Gallery

www.richmondartgallery.org <http://www.richmondartgallery.org/>

180-7700 Minoru Gate

Richmond BC V6Y 1R9

phone: 604.247.8300

fax: 604.247.8368

e.gallery at richmond.ca <mailto:gallery at richmond.ca>

All Images Copyright AES+F. Courtesy of Triumph Gallery (Moscow) and 
Multimedia Art Museum (Moscow)

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