Luchezar Boyadjiev's Exhibition History and Artistic Statement from 2001 ARTMargins Profile
Luchezar Boyadjiev's artistic practice, documented in a 2001 ARTMargins profile, centers on communication and international dialogue. His work explores the interaction between art, life, and diverse audiences, often using recognizable visual references to other artworks as communicative bridges. This focus stems from his background of cultural isolation within the broader European art scene. The profile includes an extensive exhibition history spanning from 1984 to 2001. Solo exhibitions were held at venues including Remont Gallery in Belgrade (2000), the Swiss Embassy Residence in Sofia (1999), and the National Gallery for Foreign Art in Sofia (1995). Notable group participations include the Tirana Biennial (2001), the 4th International Biennial in Cetinje (2001), and the 22nd São Paulo Biennial (1994). His work was featured in major international exhibitions like "After the Wall" at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm (1999) and the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin (2000), as well as "Deep Europe" at documenta X in Kassel (1997). Curators such as Iara Boubnova, Vasif Kortun, and Hans Ulrich Obrist have organized his shows. His 1986 solo exhibition "Mirror and Basic Images" took place at Westbeth Gallery in New York. The artist's contact email was listed as luchezb@cblink.net.
Key facts
- Luchezar Boyadjiev's ARTMargins profile was published on July 15, 2001.
- His artistic statement emphasizes communication and bridging cultural contexts for an international audience.
- His solo exhibition "E-FACE 2000" was held at Remont Gallery in Belgrade, Serbia.
- He participated in the 2001 Tirana Biennial in Albania, directed by Giancarlo Politi.
- His work was included in "After the Wall" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Ludwig Museum in Budapest and Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin in 2000.
- He exhibited at the 22nd São Paulo Biennial in Brazil in 1994.
- His 1997 project "I love Jesus Souvenir Shop" was installed at the former Bulgarian Embassy in Cetinje, Montenegro.
- His early solo show "Mirror and Basic Images" was presented at Westbeth Gallery in New York in 1986.
Entities
Artists
- Luchezar Boyadjiev
- Roza El-Hassan
- Marjetica Potrc
- Aisling O' Beirn
- Ivan Moudov
- Haralampi G. Oroschakoff
- Geert Lovink
- Rene Block
- Rachel Weiss
- Kiril Prashkov
- Philip Zidarov
- Edy de Wilde
- Saskia Bos
- Henk Visch
- Iara Boubnova
- Vasif Kortun
- Andrei Erofeev
- Denise Carvalho
- Barbara Barsch
- Suzana Milevska
- Karine Vonna
- Georges Cezanove
- Christian Bernard
- Pascal Neveux
- George Heck
- Hans Knoll
- Dessislava Dimova
- Michel Bussieres
- Bernard Marcadé
- Nicolas Bourriaud
- Friederike Kitschen
- Laurence Bossé
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Alexei Isaev
- Olga Shishko
- Tatiana Gorucheva
- Hildegund Amanshauser
- Anda Rottenberg
- Lorand Hegyi
- Victor Misiano
- Carlos Basualdo
- Ando Keskkula
- Werner Fenz
- Ruth Maurer
- Bojana Pejic
- David Elliott
- Boris Kostadinov
- Zhivka Valiavicharska
- Maria Vassileva
- Silvia Eiblmayr
- Georg Schollhammer
- Andre Rouille
- Edi Muka
- Marion von Osten
- Charles Esche
- Eddie Berg
- Iliyana Nedkova
- Micz Flor
- Prof. Kurt Freundlinger
- Steven Kovats
- Dieter Graff
- Valeria Bruni
- M. Pavlov
- Stephen Bode
- Laura J. Hoptman
- G. Gatev
- K. Minchev
- S. Stefanov
- H. Tcherkelov
- Kamen Balkanski
- Anda Rotenberg
- Richard Francis
- B. Klimentiev
- D. Popova
- N. Boshev
- Nelson Aguilar
- Irina Genova
- D. Nenova
- Paul Corazolla
- O. Dvorianov
- Barnabas Bencsik
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- Remont Gallery
- ArtMediaCenter TV Gallery
- CIX Gallery
- Ata Center for Contemporary Art
- Swiss Embassy Residence
- TED Gallery
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia
- Holden Gallery, MMU
- Hohenthal und Bergen Galerie
- Ata-Ray Gallery
- 68 Hope Street Gallery
- Studio Gallery
- National Gallery for Foreign Art
- Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College
- KUNSTRAI
- IFA Galerie
- Lessedra Gallery
- Westbeth Gallery
- The Tirana Biennial
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje
- Arsenal Gallery
- Section 13 / UBA, 6 Shipka Str. Gallery
- Municipal Art Gallery, Rousse
- Main Shopping Center
- Secession
- Wacken Theater
- Le Forum Itinérant
- MAMCO
- Art Center, Sélestat
- Vidéo les beaux Jours
- Le-maillon / Théâtre de Strasbourg
- Aschersleber Kunstund Kulturverein
- Museum of Contemporary Art Ludwig Museum
- Hamburger Bahnhof
- Art Today Foundation
- CRAC-Séte
- Stadthaus Ulm
- Villa Medici
- Central House of the Artist
- Salzburger Kunstverein
- Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume
- Moderna Galerja
- SCCA-Tallin
- Rotermann Art Center
- Galerie Fotohof
- Fototriennale
- Moderna Museet
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
- Interspace
- Apolonia
- The Institute for Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seizmology
- Yildiz Sabanci Kultur Merkezi
- Taxispalais
- Generali Foundation
- ArtExpo Foundation
- Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art
- Art Box
- Contemporary Art Center of Larissa
- National Art Gallery, Tirana
- Shedhalle
- Temporary Media Lab
- Museum Nordico
- Kuenstlerwerkstatt Lothringerstrasse
- International Forum for Media Art
- Hybrid Workspace, documenta X
- 9th International Biennial for Graphic Art
- National Art Gallery, Sofia
- 2nd Biennial of Emerging Art
- Soros Center for the Arts-Sofia
- FACT
- Joslyn Art Museum
- Sofia Municipal Art Gallery
- Association of Moscow Art Galleries and BCIC
- 4th International Biennial, St. Petersburg
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
- National Palace of Culture
- National Archaeological Museum
- 4th International Biennial, Istanbul
- 1st International Biennial, Kwangju
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- Raiko Aleksiev Gallery
- 22nd Sao Paulo Biennial
- East/West Festival
- KA Gallery
- LiteraturHaus
- French Institute
- 3rd Multimedia Festival
- Art Frankfurt
- Kunstamt Tiergarten, House am Lutzowplatz
- Art Hamburg
- Club of the (eternally) Young Artist
- Karl Drerup Gallery, Plymouth State College
- Gallery Art in Action
- Sofia State University Gallery
- Union of Bulgarian Artists
- 134 Rakovski Str. Gallery
- The Alternative Gallery, Ohio University
Locations
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Moscow
- Russia
- Skopje
- North Macedonia
- Sofia
- Bulgaria
- Varna
- Manchester
- UK
- Cetinje
- Montenegro
- Cologne
- Germany
- Liverpool
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Annandale-on-Hudson
- NY
- USA
- Munich
- Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
- Berlin
- New York
- Tirana
- Albania
- Bialystok
- Poland
- Stuttgart
- Bonn
- Rousse
- Vienna
- Austria
- Strasbourg
- France
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Sélestat
- Aschersleben
- Plovdiv
- Séte
- Ulm
- Rome
- Italy
- Salzburg
- Paris
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Tallin
- Estonia
- Graz
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Sozopol
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Innsbruck
- Bucharest
- Romania
- Thessaloniki
- Greece
- Kavala
- Larissa
- Zurich
- Linz
- Dessau
- Wachtberg/Gars-am-Kamp
- Kassel
- Siena-Pisa
- Omaha
- Nebraska
- Philadelphia
- Oberlin
- Chicago
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Die
- Bourgas
- Arkoutino
- Wien
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- Plymouth
- NH
- Blagoevgrad
- Athens
- OH
- YU