Haralampi Oroschakoff's 1999 Geneva Exhibition Explores East-West Identity Through Paintings and Installation
In 1999, the Musee d'Art moderne et contemporain in Geneva, Switzerland hosted Haralampi Oroschakoff's solo show titled "Etre la au bord du Monde: Voyageurs et Orientalistes, 1988 -1999." The artist, originally from Bulgaria and now living in Berlin and Théoule sur Mer, delves into themes of fragmented cultural memory and the tensions between East and West. His installation featured expansive paintings that referenced Russian cultural artifacts alongside minimalist canvases representing division. Launched in 1995, Oroschakoff's project examines identity, globalization, and 19th-century Eastern European art, with later displays in Saint Petersburg. Born in Sofia in 1955, he experienced Stalinist oppression. Influences include Nabokov and significant historical moments. A version of his artist statement was shared at Mamco, Geneva on February 1, 1999, with the exhibition supported by Gallery Hohenthal and Bergen in Berlin.
Key facts
- Haralampi Oroschakoff's solo exhibition "Etre la au bord du Monde: Voyageurs et Orientalistes, 1988 -1999" was held at Musee d'Art moderne et contemporain in Geneva in 1999
- The artist was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1955 and lives in Berlin and Théoule sur Mer
- Paintings from the exhibition were subsequently shown in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Oroschakoff's project "Settlers on the Edge of the World" began in 1995 and explores identity and East-West cultural conflicts
- The installation alternates between large paintings with cultural memorabilia and minimalist canvases with symbols of separation
- Oroschakoff's family history includes grandfather condemned in Stalinist show trials 1947-1949 and sent to Beline gulag
- His 1989/90 installation "Dandolo" was shown in Germany when the Berlin Wall fell and caused public scandal
- The artist delivered a version of his statement as a lecture at Mamco, Geneva on February 1, 1999
Entities
Artists
- Haralampi Oroschakoff
- Victor Tupitsyn
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Walter Dahn
- Gustave Courbet
- Theodore Gericault
- Diaghilev
- Kandinsky
- Tatlin
- Malevich
- Yavlensky
- Mayakovsky
- Khlebnikov
- Mondrian
- Robert Ryman
- John Lennon
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- Musee d'Art moderne et contemporain
- Tretiakov Gallery
- State Russian Museum
- Gallery Hohenthal and Bergen
- Mamco
- Konzerthaus Vienna
- Museum moderner Kunst Vienna
- Kunstforum/Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus Munich
- Kulturzentrum Minoriten Graz
- Galerie Tanit
- Sezession Vienna
- Galerie Bleich-Rossi
- Galerie Piranesi Zurich
- Galeria Academia Salzburg
- Bahnwarterhaus/Galerie der Stadt Esslingen
- Deweer Art Gallery
- Kunstraum Munich
- Galerie Bernd Kluser
- Galerie Ingrid Dacic
- Museum Fridericianum Kassel
- Staatsgalerie modemer Kunst Munich
- Galerie Triebold Basel
- Museum of Modern Art Belgrad
- Kulturpalast Sofia
- ACR Galerie Eliville
- Galerie Carini Florenz
- International Apartment Art Moscow
- Galerie Hirschmann Frankfurt
- Galerie Fabian Walter Basel
- Galerie Tomas March Valencia
- Kuenstlerwerkstatt/Kulturreferat Munich
- Galerie Dada Odessa
- Akademie der Kunste Berlin
- Moderna Galerija Ljubljana
- Heinz-Ludecke Bibliothek Berlin
- Hebbel-Theater Berlin
- Post Los Angeles
- State Tretyakov Gallery Moscow
- Galerie Tilly Hadereck Stuttgart
- National Center for Contemporary Art Nizhny Novgorod
- The Kitchen New York
- Le Plan K
- Galerie Lohrl Moenchengladbach
- Theater am Turm Frankfurt
- Kuenstlerhaus Vienna
- Museum des 20.Jahrhunderts Vienna
- Landesgalerie im Schlof3 Esterhazy Eisenstadt
- Martina Hamilton Gallery New York
- Forum Zurich
- Stadtmuseum Graz
- Galerie Leyendecker Santa Cruz de Teneriffa
- Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York
- CCD Galerie Duesseldorf
- Lothringer StralDe Munich
- Rosa Esman Gallery
- Biennale di Venezia
- Hypo-Kunsthalle Munich
- Villa Arson Nizza
- A 11 Art Forum Munich
- Musee de la Castre Cannes
- Galerie Muda 2 Hamburg
- Galerie Conrads Dusseldorf
- Galerie Wassermann Munich
- Turon Travel Inc. New York
- Mathildenhohe Darmstadt
- Ontmoetingscentrum Otegem
- Kunstverein Bonn
- Galerie Fahnemann Berlin
- Galerie Pfefferle Munich
- Cajetan Grill Vienna
- Galerie Vruchtenhagel Kassel
- Dokumenta IX
- Chiostro San Nicolo/Lido Venice
- Galerie Weber Muenster
- Galerie im Rathaus Munich
- Art Cologne
- Kunstraum Muenchen
- The Drawing Room Amsterdam
- Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus Munich
- Schloss Aichberg Eichherg
- Galerie 36 Sofia
- Galerie Eigen + Art Berlin
- Media Park Cologne
- Institut of Contemporary art Moscow
- Castlemuseum Bahcisaray/Crimea
- Gallery Bravin Post Lee New York
- Kunsthalle Vienna
- Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bonn
- Gesellschaft fur moderne Kunst Odessa
- Du Mont Kunsthalle Cologne
- Diozesanmuseum Regensburg
- Rupertinum Salzburg
- Gallery LASCA Los Angeles
- Galerie de France Paris
- Haus am Waldsee Berlin
- Central State Museum Almaty
- Yager Museum Hartwick College Oneonta
- Central House of Artists Gumru
- DSVKunstkontor Detmold
- Tecla Saia Barcelona
- Orangerie Moscow
Locations
- Sofia
- Bulgaria
- Berlin
- Théoule sur Mer
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Saint Petersburg
- Russia
- Vienna
- Austria
- Munich
- Germany
- Graz
- Salzburg
- Esslingen
- Zurich
- Otegem
- Belgium
- Tübingen
- Eindhoven
- Netherlands
- Göttingen
- Kassel
- Basel
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Eliville
- Florence
- Italy
- Moscow
- Frankfurt
- Cologne
- Valencia
- Spain
- Odessa
- Ukraine
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Stuttgart
- Nizhny Novgorod
- New York
- Bilbao
- Mönchengladbach
- Eisenstadt
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Düsseldorf
- Chicago
- Venice
- Nice
- France
- Cannes
- Hamburg
- Bonn
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
- Münster
- Amsterdam
- Eichherg
- Prato
- Bahçesaray
- Crimea
- Regensburg
- Paris
- Almaty
- Kazakhstan
- Oneonta
- Gumru
- Armenia
- Detmold
- Barcelona